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DAR celebrating Constitution Week

September 18, 2024 - 00:00
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DAR celebrating Constitution Week

Constitution Week will be celebrated from September 17 to 23, 2024, marking the pivotal moment when thirty-nine delegates signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787.This historic event took place in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where delegates from twelve states endorsed the Constitution, shaping the future of the fledgling nation.These signers, many of whom had fought in the recent struggle for independence against Great Britain, were a diverse cross-section of eighteenth- century American leadership. Seven of them had previously signed the Declaration of Independence, and thirty had served in active military duty.Their endorsement of the Constitution was not ...

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