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.
The Order of Myths, Mobile's oldest mystic society that continues to parade, was founded in 1867 and held its first parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868. The Infant Mystics also began to parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868, but later moved their parade to Lundi Gras.