1995 Event 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike 1990 Event Both Germanys ratify reunification 1939 Event Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1925 Event British government of Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement 1920 Event U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy) 1918 Event Mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition) 1866 Event Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights 1789 Event New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights 1789 Event Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify) 1788 Event New York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution 1788 Event Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify U.S. constitution 1788 Event U.S. Constitution goes into effect as New Hampshire is 9th to ratify 1788 Event South Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify U.S. constitution 1788 Event Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution 1788 Event Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution 1788 Event Georgia is 4th state to ratify U.S. constitution 1787 Event New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution 1787 Event Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify U.S. constitution 1787 Event Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution 1700 Event England, France and Netherlands ratify 2nd Extermination treaty
