The U.S. Constitution put in writing how the government of the United States should operate. Read on to find out who signed ...

History buffs will know the U.S. Constitution was voted on and signed by 39 of the 55 delegates on Sept. 17, 1787, a date ...

This practice began early in the republic. Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the Constitution, created such an oddly-shaped district in his Massachusetts region that it was dubbed a ...

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, printed 237 years ago, is set to be auctioned Thursday in North Carolina. The document, which was sent to the states for ratification after the Constitutional ...

Hoping to gain the support of critics and create a sense of common accord, Franklin then proposed, and the Convention agreed, that the Constitution be signed by the delegates as individual ...

A rare letter signed by three of the Founding Fathers of the United States is going on sale, and is expected to fetch up to ...

One of the eternal problems of art rose last week in the U.S. Capitol: the problem of hanging a historical picture. Since historical pictures cover a lot of space, Capitol Architect David Lynn and ...

Noteworthy artifacts include the first draft of what would become the Constitution and one of the surviving copies of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Previous ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new constitution ...