May 22
National Constitution Center to display original copy of the Bill of Rights
As part of a landmark, 100-year agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and The New York Public Library, the National Constitution Center will display one of the 12 surviving copies of the Bill of Rights starting in fall of 2014.
May 22
Can you pass a Bill of Rights quiz?
How much do you know about the basic facts about the Bill of Rights? Take our 10-question quiz and find out now!
May 22
This day in 1856: A near murder on the U.S. Senate floor
A nearly fatal beating on the U.S. senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a Civil War five years later. The attacker wasn’t an assassin—it was a fellow congressman.
May 20
Supreme Court to hear at least one religious case
The Supreme Court will hear at least one of two potentially wide ranging cases involving the separation of church and state in its next term, which starts in October 2013.
May 20
The real-life namesake of the ‘West Wing’ president
Martin Sheen’s character on “The West Wing” was named after a Founding Father who passed away this week in 1795. So who was the real Josiah Bartlett?
