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Millard Fillmore
Coverage of Millard Fillmore in the Nexus archive.
- Today in History: July 9, 14th Amendment ratified
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, granting citizenship and equal protection under the laws to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people. Other historical events on this date include President Zachary Taylor's death in 1850, William Jennings Bryan's 'Cross of Gold' speech in 1896, and the deadliest U.S. rail disaster in 1918.
- Every US president and first lady who worked as a schoolteacher
Former first lady Jill Biden and 19 other presidents and first ladies served as K-12 teachers. Two presidential couples, the Fillmores and the Garfields, both worked in education.