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The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.

Virginia Declaration of Rights

1776 document which influenced the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government. It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the…
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June 12

Day of the year

June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 202 days remain until the end of the year.
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