Why is marbury v. madison an important case? in this case, the justices recognized the authority of congress to regulate the economy of the united states. in this case, the justices nationalized the bill of rights. in this case, the justices authorized the supreme court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by congress. in this case, the justices declared the secession of the confederate states to be in violation of the constitution. in this case, the justices declared that segregation of schools based on race is illegal.

two months after his defeat of napoleon bonaparte's colonial forces, jean-jacques dessalines proclaims the independence of saint-domingue, renaming it haiti after its original arawak name. in 1791, a slave revolt erupted on the french colony, and toussaint-louverture, a former slave, took control of the rebels.

on this day in 1913, henry ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. his innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes.