On June 12th in US Political History
On June 12th in 1665 England installed a municipal government in New York, formerly the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.
On June 12th in 1775 In the 1st naval battle of Revolution the US ship Unity captured the British ship Margaretta.
On June 12th in 1776 Jun 12 Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. The Virginia Declaration of Rights granted every individual the right to the enjoyment of life and liberty and to acquire and possess property. The Virginia document was written by George Mason and was a precursor to the Declaration of Independence. In 1787 Mason refused to endorse the Declaration of Independence because it did not include a Bill of Rights.
On June 12th in 1838 The Iowa Territory was organized.
On June 12th in 1862 Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart began his ride around the Union Army outside of Richmond, Virginia.
On June 12th in 1901 Cuba agreed to become an American protectorate (U.S. unincorporated territory) by accepting the Platt Amendment.
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