Listen for Church Bells Today at 4 pm-Do you Know Why? It's Constitution Day!
If you hear church bells ringing today, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at 4 p.m. it is to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
It is the 232nd anniversary today.
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You can read the whole document here: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992
The tradition of celebrating The Constitution was started by the Daughters of the American Revolution who petitioned Congress to set aside a date. Constitution Day was signed into public law August 2, 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and is observed every year on Sept. 17.