On May 20th in US Political History
On May 20th in 1639 Dorchester, Mass., formed the 1st school funded by local taxes.
On May 20th in 1774 The British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior. The acts closed the port of Boston.
On May 20th in 1775 North Carolina became the first colony to declare its independence. Citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC, declared independence from Britain.
On May 20th in 1856 Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner (1811-1874), an outspoken antagonist against slavery, gave the "Crime Against Kansas" speech. Sumner helped form the Republican Party.
On May 20th in 1861 Kentucky proclaimed its neutrality in Civil War.
On May 20th in 1861 North Carolina voted to secede from the Union and became the 11th and last state to do so.
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