In the sweltering summer of 1787, fifty-five delegates gathered in Philadelphia for what we now call the Constitutional Convention. While it sounds like a straightforward meeting today, it was ...

Few events in the history of the United States were of greater consequence than the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although most histories have focused on the issues and compromises that dominated ...

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About Madison's notes -- Introduction -- PART I. NOTES BEFORE THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The genre of legislative diaries -- The practice of working notes -- PART II. LEARNING TO KEEP A ...

Here's what makes the federal holiday a distinct, and often misunderstood, occasion.

The United States Constitution was signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. We have entered the 237th year of our national Constitution, which ...