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Anniversaries in American history that fall on July 9.
1896 · People / Statesmen & Politicians
William Jennings Bryan born
The Great Commoner — three-time presidential candidate and prairie populist
William Jennings Bryan
1868 · Eras
Fourteenth Amendment ratified
Birthright citizenship and equal protection guaranteed
Reconstruction
1868 · Documents / Laws & Acts
Fourteenth Amendment
The 1868 amendment that defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under the law
Fourteenth Amendment
1850 · People / Presidents
Zachary Taylor born
12th President of the United States, a war hero who died before the crisis could break
Zachary Taylor