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January 14

This Day in History - U.S. Politics

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  • 1639: Connecticut's first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
  • 1784: The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
  • 2004: Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty to conspiracy as he accepted a 10-year prison sentence.
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