Declaration of Independence signed

Declaration of Independence signed

August 2, 2009 04:00:00 am

On August 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, originally approved on July 4, was formally signed in Philadelphia, with John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress, providing the first signature.

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THIS DAY @ LAW

International Jurist Louise Arbour born

On February 10, 1947, the Honourable Louise Arbour was born in Montreal, Canada. Arbour became a distinguished Canadian and International Jurist, serving as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, as Chief Prosecutor for War Crimes with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

25th Amendment to the US Constitution took effect

On February 10, 1967, the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution, pertaining to Presidential disability and succession, took effect.