What Happened in 1787

Paul Revere Opens Bell Foundry In Boston

Though best-known for his "midnight" ride and his work in silver and gold, several of Revere's most significant accomplishments came later in his... Read more

United States Constitution Signed by Members of the Constitutional Convention

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The first three Articles of the Constitution establish... Read more

The First In A Series Of Eighty-Five Essays By "Publius" Is Released

The first in a series of eighty-five essays by "Publius," the pen name of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, appeared in the New York... Read more

Delaware Ratifies the US Constitution and is the First State Admitted to the Union

We the Deputies of the People of the Delaware State, in Convention met, having taken into our serious consideration the Federal Constitution... Read more

Pennsylvania Ratifies the US Constitution and is the 2nd State Admitted to the Union

In the Name of the People of Pennsylvania Be it Known unto all Men that We the Delegates of the People of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in... Read more

New Jersey Ratifies the US Constitution and is the 3rd State Admitted to the Union

Whereas a Convention of delegates from the following states, viz.,--New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,... Read more