On this day in 1787, the founding fathers signed the U.S Constitution.

On September 17, 1787, the Constitution was completed in Philadelphia at the Federal Convention, followed by a speech given by Benjamin Franklin who urged unanimity, although they decided only nine states were needed to ratify the constitution for it to go into effect. The Convention submitted the Constitution to the Congress of the Confederation, where it received approval according to Article 13 of the Articles of Confederation.

And as they say, the rest is history. Our constitution is the shortest and oldest written constitution in the history of the world. Back in a time when our leaders were more concerned with the fate of our nation and the kids were working the fields regardless of any acne treatment, there’s no doubt they worked hard to build the foundation of our great nation.

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