Benjamin Cardozo, future US Supreme Court Justice, was born on May 24, 1870.
Learn more about Justice Benjamin Cardozo from the Oyez project at Northwestern University.
Benjamin Cardozo, future US Supreme Court Justice, was born on May 24, 1870.
Learn more about Justice Benjamin Cardozo from the Oyez project at Northwestern University.
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 Pitt's successor, Henry Addington, repealed the tax when hostilities subsided in 1802.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.
