PHILADELPHIA (WHSV) - Nearly 240 years ago on Sept. 17, 1787, 39 delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to sign the new U.S. Constitution. The United States’ current ...

The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the ...

The entire U.S. Constitution is to go on display for the first time as part of the National Archives’ celebration of the 250th anniversary of the nation. The Constitution and the original Bill of ...

Historian Jill Lepore explores the Constitution and its interpretations in 'We the People' Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Historical Society is commemorating Constitution Day this Wednesday with a public showing of a rare draft copy of the United States Constitution, containing ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On January 2, 1788, the state of Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution required extensive negotiations before it was set as the ...

When Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government the American framers had created, he wryly replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This Constitution Day, on the brink of celebrating the ...

Harvard’s Jill Lepore is a triple threat: lauded historian, prominent legal scholar and New Yorker journalist. She approaches the American experiment from myriad angles, drawing on protagonists such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution" (to be published Sept. 16 by Liveright), Harvard professor and New Yorker ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution" (to be published Sept. 16 by Liveright), Harvard professor and ...