Sep 17, 2013 by Michael Murphy | 0 Comments
Here's a little known fact: September 17th is Constitution Day! For those of you coming from our broad international reader base, the Constiution in question is the United States Constitution. This glorious document was signed into existence on September 17, 1787. Constitution Day was established several years ago as a way to encourage rememberance of and education about the Constitution.
In honor of this fact, here are even more facts, most of which are courtesy of www.constitutionfacts.com!
- A clerk - Mr. Jacob Shallus - was given $30 to "pen" the Constitution
- Benjamin Franklin was in such poor health at the time of the signing of the Constitution that he needed help signing it. At 81 years old, he was the oldest person to sign the document
- When the Constitution was signed, Philadelphia was the largest city in the country with 40,000 inhabitants
- George Washington established the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1789 as a way to give thanks for the Constitution
- Of all the men who signed the Constitution, only two became presidents: George Washington and James Madison
Wow, what interesting facts!