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As the celebration of America’s 250th nears, @ConstitutionCtr invites you to explore the words that define us, the debates that shape us, and the principles that unite us.
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- BREAKING: Former VP @JoeBiden will present this year’s #LibertyMedal award to former President George W. Bush and former First Lady @laurawbush for their commitment to veterans. The ceremony will take place on #VeteransDay, November 11, in #Philadelphia: ow.ly/QWOF30maScA
- #OnThisDay in 1787, 39 of the 55 Constitutional Convention delegates sign their names to the U.S. Constitution. As president of the Convention, George Washington was first to sign the document. #ConstitutionDay
- #OnThisDay in 1787, Convention delegates gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. Visit our blog for more #ConstitutionDay history: bit.ly/2ZHA1TG
- #OnThisDay in 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a new law that would admit women as members of the #SupremeCourt bar and allow them to submit and argue cases at the high court. Constitution Daily: ow.ly/alNU50DAHZN
- Happy birthday, #19thAmendment! "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Learn more about the vote that led to the amendment's ratification: ow.ly/WK7e50vbHd2 #19thAt100
- JUST ANNOUNCED:@khanacademy and @ConstitutionCtr will launch a FREE online course, providing high school students a nonpartisan opportunity to learn about the core principles of the Constitution and civil dialogue.
- #OnThisDay in 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall issued the #SupremeCourt’s decision in Marbury v. Madison. The ruling established the constitutional and philosophical principles behind the high court’s power of judicial review: ow.ly/TJJe50DIMIK
- #OnThisDay in 1776, the Second Continental Congress asks five delegates to write the draft version of the Declaration of Independence.
- BREAKING: @ConstitutionCtr will award its 2018 #LibertyMedal to former President George W. Bush and former first lady Mrs. @laurawbush for their commitment to veterans. This year’s ceremony will take place on #VeteransDay 2018. Learn more: ow.ly/Ozc230l8miS @TheBushCenter
- #OnThisDay in 1920, the #19thAmendment was ratified, guaranteeing women the right to vote. ow.ly/mO7k303kCeV
- #OnThisDay in 1954, #SCOTUS issues perhaps the most famous of all its decisions and started the process of ending segregation. #ConstitutionDaily
