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The Importance of Constitution Day and a Patriotic Education

The Importance of Constitution Day and a Patriotic Education
Scene at the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Howard Chandler Christy/United States Capitol, Public Domain
Newt Gingrich
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Callista L. Gingrich
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Commentary

Almost 240 years ago in Philadelphia, 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. Eleven years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, this historic event marked an important milestone for our remarkable experiment in self-government.

Newt Gingrich is an author, commentator, and former Georgia congressman who was the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He ran as a presidential Republican candidate in 2012.
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