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October 19, 2026

October 19 in U.S. History: Nine Colonies Declared in 1765 That Only Their Own Legislatures Could Tax Them. New Hampshire Was Not in the Room.

The Stamp Act Congress adopted its declaration of rights and grievances on October 19, 1765. The same date holds the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 and a 1973 White House plan to let one senator check the Watergate tapes in place of a judge.

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