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Constitution Day (United States) – Wikipedia

Constitution Day (United States) – Wikipedia

Constitution Day September 17th (or Citizenship Day, formerly observed the third Sunday in May) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.

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Liar, Liar | Hidden Brain : NPR

"One of the frightening conclusions we have is that what separates honest people from not-honest people is not necessarily character, it's opportunity."

This Day in History – FDR Inaugurated

This Day in History – FDR Inaugurated

"On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. In his famous inaugural address, delivered outside the east wing of the U.S. Capitol, Roosevelt outlined his โ€œNew Dealโ€โ€“an expansion of the federal government as an instrument of employment opportunity and welfareโ€“and told Americans that โ€œthe only thing we have to fear is fear itself.โ€ Although it was a rainy day in Washington, and gusts of rain blew over Roosevelt as he spoke, he delivered a speech that radiated optimism and competence, and a broad majority of Americans united behind their new president and his radical economic proposals to lead the nation out of the Great Depression."

A 75-Ton Chain Once Stretched Across the Hudson River to Stop the British and Protect the Hudson Valley – Hudson Valley Magazine – February 2018 – Poughkeepsie, NY

A 75-Ton Chain Once Stretched Across the Hudson River to Stop the British and Protect the Hudson Valley – Hudson Valley Magazine – February 2018 – Poughkeepsie, NY

"On the 240th anniversary of the building of the chain, we shed light on its role in the Revolutionary War."