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August starts tomorrow and we've got tours of Historic Philadelphia going out every day, three times a day, all month! G...
07/31/2025

August starts tomorrow and we've got tours of Historic Philadelphia going out every day, three times a day, all month! Get outside, explore Philadelphia, experience history, and get your tickets now! TheConstitutional.com

On this day in history in 1746, American Founding Father Thomas Heyward, Jr. was born.Heyward represented South Carolina...
07/28/2025

On this day in history in 1746, American Founding Father Thomas Heyward, Jr. was born.

Heyward represented South Carolina in the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia and signed the Declaration of Independence.

Heyward also served in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolution and was captured during the siege of Charleston in 1780. Heyward was held as a prisoner of war for over two years. After his release, Heyward returned to a career in law and eventually became a judge.

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On this day in history in 1739 American Founding Father George Clinton was born.Clinton served in the New York Militia d...
07/26/2025

On this day in history in 1739 American Founding Father George Clinton was born.

Clinton served in the New York Militia during the American Revolutionary War and then later served as Governor of New York during the Revolution and long afterwards for a period of over 20 years.

Clinton was also Vice President to two different Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

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On this day in history in 1727 American Founding Father Horatio Gates was born.A veteran of the English Army for over 25...
07/26/2025

On this day in history in 1727 American Founding Father Horatio Gates was born.

A veteran of the English Army for over 25 years, Gates moved to Virginia intending to retire from military service. However, once the Revolutionary War began shortly afterwards, Gates felt inspired to join the cause and offered his services to George Washington.

Gates was one of the highest ranking American officers during the American Revolutionary War and was responsible for the victory at Saratoga, one of the most significant turning points in the American Revolution.

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Pictured is Gates' portrait as it hangs in the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery.

On this day in history in 1750 American Founding Father Henry Knox was born.Knox, a member of the local militia in Bosto...
07/25/2025

On this day in history in 1750 American Founding Father Henry Knox was born.

Knox, a member of the local militia in Boston, greeted George Washington after he arrived in Boston following Washington being named Commander in Chief. Washington was impressed with Knox and immediately took him under his wing and Knox went on to fight with Washington throughout the rest of the Revolutionary War.

After the Revolution ended, Knox served as America's first Secretary of War under the Constitution, or as we'd call the position today, Secretary of Defense.

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Pictured is Knox's portrait as it hangs in the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery.

On this day in history in 1730 American Founding Father Daniel Carroll was born.Carroll represented Maryland at the Cons...
07/22/2025

On this day in history in 1730 American Founding Father Daniel Carroll was born.

Carroll represented Maryland at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and signed the United States Constitution.

Carroll also served as a congressman before stepping down to help design the new capital city, Washington, D.C.

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Pictured is Carroll's statue in the National Constitution Center.

"Right is right, even if everyone is against, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it." - William Penn
07/19/2025

"Right is right, even if everyone is against, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it." - William Penn

On this day in history in 1744 American Founding Father and the namesake of “Gerrymandering,” Elbridge Gerry was born.Ge...
07/17/2025

On this day in history in 1744 American Founding Father and the namesake of “Gerrymandering,” Elbridge Gerry was born.

Gerry represented Massachusetts in the First and Second Continental Congresses in Philadelphia and signed the Declaration of Independence. Gerry also took part in the Constitutional Convention but joined a group of holdouts led by George Mason who refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.

Gerry also served in Congress, as Governor of Massachusetts and as Vice President of the United States under James Madison.

Despite his many accomplishments, Gerry is best remembered today for manipulating Massachusetts voting districts while he was Governor, to give his party, the Anti-Federalists, an unfair advantage in Congress. Critics mocked the absurd shapes of the manipulated districts and likened one particularly bizarrely shaped district to a salamander that was dubbed the “Gerrymander”. Today the act of manipulating voting districts for partisan advantage is known as "gerrymandering."

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Pictured in Gerry's portrait that hangs in the Second Bank of the United States Portrait Gallery.

On this day in history in 1731, American Founding Father Samuel Huntington was born.As representative of Connecticut in ...
07/16/2025

On this day in history in 1731, American Founding Father Samuel Huntington was born.

As representative of Connecticut in the Second Continental Congress, Huntington was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. Huntington remained in the Continental Congress until 1781 and even served as the President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781. Upon his return to Connecticut Huntington was elected Governor of Connecticut and went on to win 11 consecutive elections and served in the position until his death in 1796.

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Today is the 40th Anniversary of Live Aid, the international concert that took place in London and Philadelphia. Designe...
07/13/2025

Today is the 40th Anniversary of Live Aid, the international concert that took place in London and Philadelphia. Designed to raise money and bring some relief to those suffering in Africa from the Ethiopian famine, the concert was seen by over 2 billion people across the world and raised over $100 Million.

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On this day in history in 1744, American Founding Father Pierce Butler was born.Born in Ireland, Butler represented Sout...
07/11/2025

On this day in history in 1744, American Founding Father Pierce Butler was born.

Born in Ireland, Butler represented South Carolina in the Constitutional Convention and was one of seven immigrants to sign the United States Constitution.

Butler's contributions to the collaborative process that created America's Constitution were not positive. Butler was one of the most outspoken advocates for Slavery at the Convention and it was Butler who proposed the Fugitive Slave Clause.

Butler also allowed Vice President Aaron Burr to hide on his plantation while he was wanted for murder by the states of New Jersey and New York after his duel with Alexander Hamilton.

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On this day in history in 1730, American Founding Father Joseph Hewes was born.Hewes was born in New Jersey and went to ...
07/09/2025

On this day in history in 1730, American Founding Father Joseph Hewes was born.

Hewes was born in New Jersey and went to Princeton before moving to North Carolina. Hewes represented North Carolina at the First and Second Continental Congresses in Philadelphia and signed the Declaration of Independence. Hewes also served as the Secretary of the Navy until his death in 1779. Today he's buried at Burial Ground, here in Philadelphia.

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