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Friday, November 25, 2016 - 9:00 AM
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http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/civic-calendar/thanksgiving-weekend
When asked about the history of the Thanksgiving holiday, most Americans will tell you the story of the 1621 feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts. But there is another side to the story, one that is closely connected to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
On the same day that the United States Congress passed the Bill of Rights, it also approved a resolution requesting that President George Washington proclaim a national day of thanksgiving. It was not a coincidence—Congress specifically wanted Americans to spend the day giving thanks for our Constitution and the revolutionary form of government it created. A few days later President Washington declared the first national day of thanksgiving.
In the spirt of that 1789 resolution, the National Constitution Center will spend this Thanksgiving Weekend celebrating the same things those early Americans celebrated—the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
All programs are FREE with admission, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The museum will have extended hours on Friday, November 25, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On the same day that the United States Congress passed the Bill of Rights, it also approved a resolution requesting that President George Washington proclaim a national day of thanksgiving. It was not a coincidence—Congress specifically wanted Americans to spend the day giving thanks for our Constitution and the revolutionary form of government it created. A few days later President Washington declared the first national day of thanksgiving.
In the spirt of that 1789 resolution, the National Constitution Center will spend this Thanksgiving Weekend celebrating the same things those early Americans celebrated—the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
All programs are FREE with admission, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The museum will have extended hours on Friday, November 25, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
