Message from the District of Columbia

Message from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaiming April 27th 2022 Ulysses S Grant Day

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Proclamation. Ulysses S Grant Day, April 27th, 2022. Whereas Ulysses S Grant was born 200 years ago on April 27, 1822, and the Ulysses S Grant Memorial in Washington, DC was dedicated on April 27th, 1922, on President Grant's 100th birthday. Whereas Mr. Grant fought valiantly during the Mexican-American War and after offering his services to the Union Army, rose to the position of General-in-chief and was the principal architect of the Union Army victory in the Civil War.

And Whereas, General Grant was elected as the nation's 18th president, serving from 1869 until 1877. And Whereas, President Grant secured the ratification of the 15th Amendment prohibiting racial discrimination with respect to voting rights and signed into law the creation of the Department of Justice and a Civil Rights Act that upheld the 14th and 15th Amendments. And Whereas, President Grant achieved significant benchmarks in peace, including the Treaty of Washington, which inaugurated permanent peaceful relations between the US and Canada and between the US and Britain, and established the principle of international arbitration as a means of peacefully resolving international disputes.

And whereas, President Grant's appointees to the District of Columbia government made vast improvements to the city, ushering in a new modern era of Washington, DC. Now, therefore, I, the Mayor of Washington DC, do hereby proclaim April 27th, 2022, as Ulysses S Grant Day in Washington, DC. Signed Muriel Bowser, Mayor.

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Listen to a reading of the proclamation issued by the Mayor of Washington DC in honor of the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S Grant's Birthday.