Via History.com A dramatic battle in the Tennessee House of Representatives ends with the state ratifying the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution on August 18, 1920. After decades of struggle and protest by suffragettes across the country, the decisive vote is cast by a 24-year-old representative who reputedly changed his vote after receiving … Continue reading THIS DAY IN HISTORY – 19th Amendment ratified thanks to one vote – 1920