US Constitution signed 222 years ago

[bixaorellana]

September 17, 1787 -- Philadelphia:

39 members of the Constitutional Convention sign the document they created.

Interesting details and looks at original documents here

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Thanks for this ever important reminder of such a momentous day. Pity the average American has no idea what the U.S.Constitution is and what it represents. I fear less and less people take it seriously and consider it antiquated,arcane ,and of little or no significance.

[bixaorellana]

Yeah ~~ I always get a kick out of people yelling, "They oughta make a law!" The constitution is to safeguard again laws being made willy-nilly.

Today also marks the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in all US history.