While 2026 is the year of America250!, Sept. 17 was the 239th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.
In 1955, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) petitioned the U.S. Congress to designate Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week.
Congress adopted the resolution, and on Aug. 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into law.
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