Atchison Middle School Athletics - On this date in 1787 the US Constitution was signed. The document is 229 years old today and it is the oldest active constitution in the world.
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OTD in History… September 17, 1787, Constitution Day, the Constitutional Convention delegates sign US Constitution | by Bonnie K. Goodman | Medium
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Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787, signing of U.S. Constitution. 1856. Junius Brutus Stearns (1810–1885) Alternative names Birth name: Raphael Stearns or Lucius Sawyer Stearns Description American painter Date of birth/death
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