On December 15, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation dedicating December 15 as Bill of Rights Day. This date marks the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Join the National Archives for student programs on the Bill of Rights: civics.archives.gov/
Featured Documents:
The Bill of Rights, 9/25/1789: docsteach.org/documents/docum...
Virginia’s Ratification of the Bill of Rights, 12/15/1791: docsteach.org/documents/docum...
President Roosevelt’s address on the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, 12/15/1941: catalog.archives.gov/id/27500615
Image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt Broadcasting his First Fireside Chat Regarding the Banking Crisis, from the White House, Washington, DC, 3/12/1933
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Brush up on your civics knowledge with easy-to-understand videos from the National Archives education initiative, Civics for All of US. civics.archives.gov
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