September 17, 1787, brought a world-changing event: the signing of the United States Constitution. The day dawned clear and chilly in Philadelphia, where delegates from the thirteen states had spent a long, hot summer writing and debating the new Constitution for their young country. They assembled in Independence Hall and listened as their work was read aloud one last time. Then they heard an address from old Benjamin Franklin, who urged them all to sign the document. Franklin was too frail to make his speech, so another delegate read it for him.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:33:38 +0000