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1. Delaware became the first state to ratify the US Constitution on November 22, 1787.
2. The notorious pirate William Kidd was tried and convicted in Delaware on November 22, 1699, for piracy and murder.
3. Clarence Darrow, the famous trial lawyer, argued one of his last cases in Delaware on November 22, 1934, defending a man accused of murdering a policeman.
4. The first automobile accident in Delaware occurred on November 22, 1908, when a car hit a telegraph pole in Wilmington.
5. Delaware's first murder trial with a female attorney occurred on November 22, 1976, when Judge Jane R. Roth appointed attorney Elise M. Wolpert to defend the accused murderer.
5 Fun Facts About November 22 In Delaware History
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