Constitution Day is celebrated annually on September 17. This day marks the anniversary of the nation's founding document.

Samuel Adams, Boston patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence stated: "The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men."

The United States (U.S.) Constitution was signed by 39 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia. In 2004, Congress designated September 17 as Constitution Day with the passing of the Consolidated FY2005 Appropriation Bill HR 4818, which stipulates that educational institutions receiving federal funding hold Constitution Day programs on that date.

On-Campus Events

Look for fun and interesting facts about the Constitution to be displayed on the television sets in the lobbies of the West Basic Sciences Building and the School of Dentistry on Constitution Day. You can also view these presentation by clicking on one of the links below.

Here are some great on-line resources to help you learn more about the Constitution:

• The United States Constitution
• Fascinating Facts about the U.S. Constitution
• Biographical Sketches of the 39 Signers of the Constitution
• School House Rock: The Preamble
  
• Constitution Facts: Real or Fake?
• Constitution Facts: Quiz

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