An unsuccessful attempt was made to pass an amendment to the Constitution of New Jersey in 1927. The legislature twice passed a proposal, subject to a popular vote, intended to increase the length of the terms of its members and the governor, with the text approved by the state attorney general. Then, it was realized that though the legislature intended that members of its lower house, the General Assembly, be elected biennially (once in two years), the text actually read that they were to be chosen "biannually" (twice a year). The press was considerably amused by this. Democrats opposed the amendment as it provided that the governor would be elected at the same time as the U.S. president, something that they felt benefited Republicans. The Democrats' political boss, Jersey City mayor Frank Hague (pictured), spoke against it. On September 20, 1927, the people of New Jersey voted down the proposal, and Assembly members served one-year terms until the state passed a new constitution in 1947.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_1927_biannual_elections_proposal

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1828:

The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Phoenix

1866:

Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first woman to receive a doctorate from a dental college. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Hobbs_Taylor

1929:

In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlord_Rebellion_in_northeastern_Shandong

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

pardon my French: (intransitive, idiomatic, often humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pardon_my_French

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. As you know, Mr. President, I said to you at the beginning, he’s counting on us not sticking together. He was counting on the inability to keep NATO united. He was counting on us not to be able to bring in others on the side of Ukraine. He thought he could outlast us. I don’t think he’s thinking that right now.   --Joe Biden https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden