September 17, 2019 (Tuesday)
Constitution Day
When: Always on September 17th
The Constitutional Congress of the United States of America held its final meeting on September 17, 1787. Do you have any idea why? That’s right! It was to sign the Constitution of the United States of America, a document for which they so painstakingly labored to create and perfect.
After the meeting there was still much to do. Individual states then had to meet and vote on it. The U.S. Constitution did not go into effect until two years later on March 4, 1789, the year of George Washington’s inauguration as president of a new nation.
You may read it here if you like.
It is important to remember that it was not approved until a “Bill of Rights” was added to it. Those ten amendments have proved to be the heart of what our forefathers wanted for themselves and their posterity.
At the close of each Tuesday blog I will write about the presidents, in the order of their service.