On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state.
Learn more about the history of South Carolina.
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state.
Learn more about the history of South Carolina.
Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt born
Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist, womens' rights advocate and co-founder of the League of Women Voters, was born on January 9, 1859.
Visit the Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home.
Great Britain's first income tax introduced
On January 9, 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced Great Britain's first income tax. The tax was announced the previous December as a means of raising money for war against Napoleon. Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802. Addington then reinstated the tax during the following year when fighting was renewed. The Addington tax model later became the model for the modern British income tax. Learn about the history of income taxation in Great Britain from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.
