Constitution Day

- Designated day: September 17
- Also known as Citizenship Day
- Citizens are not given this day off from work
- Constitution was signed in 1787

Constitution Day is a federal holiday celebrated on September 17. It celebrates the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Constitution Day History
1. 1939: William Randolph Hearst endorsed a day to celebrate the citizenship of people of the U.S.
2. 1940: Congress declared the third Sunday in May "I Am an American Day"
3. 1952: Louisville, Ohio, resident Olga T. Weber petitioned municipal offices to establish Constitution Day
4. September 17, 1952: Declared Constitution Day in Louisville, OH
5. April, 1953: Weber petitioned the state to declare September 17 Constitution Day statewide
6. August, 1953: September 17-23rd declared Constitution Week
7. April 15, 1957: Louisville City Council declared themselves Constitution Town
8. 2004: Law that established Constitution Day was created
9. May, 2005: Enactment of law announced by the United States Department of Education
Celebration

If Constitution Day falls on a weekend, or another holiday, it is celebrated the following week, on the first weekday.

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- George Washington originally created Thanksgiving Day as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. #funfactfriday
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