Constitution Day is, in our opinion, one the two most
important dates in the history of the United States that we should
celebrate.On September 17, 1787, the
Constitutional Convention adopted our Constitution and sent it to the States for
ratification.Therefore, we celebrate
Constitution Day on September 17th.The United States Flag Code calls for flying the flag on this day.
It required nearly four months of discussion for the
Constitutional Convention to develop the Constitution. It then took significant debate and nearly
three years for the Constitution to be ratified by all thirteen States.
Interestingly, the Constitutional Convention “exceeded”
its authority because it was actually commissioned to merely amend the Articles
of Confederation that had been adopted by the original thirteen colonies.However, it decided that replacement of the
Articles of Confederation with the Constitution was the best course of action.
There are two good web sites
for additional information on the Constitution:usconstitution.net and nara.gov/education/teaching/constitution/home.html
