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On this day, September 17: Founding Fathers sign Constitution


On this day, September 17: Founding Fathers sign Constitution

Sept. 17 (UPI) – On this date in history: In 1787, the U.S. Constitution, completed in Philadelphia, was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Nine states ratified the document in June 1788, and on March 4, 1789, it became the supreme law of the United States. In 1862, Union […]