The U.S. Constitution regulates the division of labor between judge and jury. The Sixth Amendment guarantees [i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury. . . ..
The St. Patrick's Day Parade is America's oldest parade. It started in Boston in 1737.
Ironton, Ohio, lays claim to the nation's oldest continuously running Memorial Day parade. Its first parade was held May 5, 1868, and the town has held it every year since; however, the Memorial Day parade in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, predates Ironton's by one year.