On This Day
Constitution Day (United States)
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day), is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.[1]
When Constitution Day falls on a weekend or on another holiday, schools and other institutions observe the holiday on an adjacent weekday.[2]
The law establishing the present holiday was created in 2004 with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill of 2004.[3] Before this law was enacted, the holiday was known as “Citizenship Day” and celebrated on the third Sunday in May. In addition to renaming the holiday “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day,” the act mandates that all publicly funded educational institutions, and all federal agencies, provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day.[4] In May 2005, the United States Department of Education announced the enactment of this law and that it would apply to any school receiving federal funds of any kind.[2]
Born On This Day
879 – Charles the Simple, Frankish king (d. 929)[11]
Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin Carolus Simplex),[a] was King of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923. He was a member of the Carolingian dynasty.
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Kindness!
“In our rural area, neighbors help one another. A couple of days ago, Cliff was dumping a load of earth behind his house, using his 13-ton truck, loaded with 12 tons of earth. His truck became stuck in the mud, and as he tried to drive it out, the truck began to tilt toward his house. Our neighbor John saw this, and drove his giant tractor (he owns several) next door to Cliff’s property, and quickly pulled the big truck free. John is fighting cancer, and it isn’t going well. But he didn’t hesitate for even a moment to help his friend and neighbor.”
Darryl W. in Warren, Oregon.
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN: Canadian family taking world tour before children lose their vision
By Claretta Bellamy, NBC News: Philadelphia man completes over 400-mile walk along the Underground Railroad in honor of Harriet Tubman Ken Johnston says he had an “incredible journey” visiting the Black communities along the New York routes of the Underground Railroad.
By Bailey Brammer, YELP: Yelp’s top coffee shops in the US and Canada
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business: Kellogg’s wants you to add water to its new cereal
The Washington Post releases this year’s best travel photos.
By Rebecca Seales, BBC News: Corgis: How the Queen fell in love and started a phenomenon
Neal.Fun: Design the Next iPhone
By Tony Sokol, Den of Geek: The Star Wars Song You’ve Never Heard From The Police’s Stewart Copeland The Police drummer Stewart Copeland created a lost cult classic song when he crafted the theme tune to an obscure Star Wars animated series.
By Sarah Whitten, CNBC: The Harlem Globetrotters are returning to TV for the first time in more than 40 years
By Christina Tkacik, The Baltimore Banner: With Old Bay Caramel seasoning, McCormick says: ‘Move over, pumpkin spice’
By Rich Haridy, New Atlas: Genetically modified purple tomato approved by US regulators
By Bill Heavey, Field & Stream: The 7 Safest Mushrooms to Forage and Eat Perfect for novice foragers, these mushrooms are delicious, easy to find, and are not easily confused with toxic species.
Biden tackles “tough” questions and announces our CONTEST WINNER! FIRESIDE SHATS Ep. 3 | JEFF DUNHAM
By Glenn Beck: Why a Comic Legend Chose His Country over Career | Rob Schneider | The Glenn Beck Podcast | Ep 152
Recipes
By Laura Denby, Taste of Home: 45 Old-World German Recipes Worth Trying Today
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
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- Spinach French Onion Cob Dip – Australia’s favourite dip! June 19, 2026Meet Australia’s favourite dip!!! This Spinach French Onion Cob Dip is made using a French Onion Soup mix and is served in a cob bread loaf. It is unapologetically retro, gloriously unfashionable, breaks every real-food rule I preach, and is completely addictive!! Spinach French Onion Cob Dip This dip has been a fixture at Australian... […]Nagi
- Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Shredded Beef June 16, 2026Slow Cooker BBQ Shredded Beef is what you make when you want a big batch of crowd-pleasing food with relatively little effort. The succulent pulled beef is smothered in an incredible homemade barbecue sauce, and there’s so many ways to serve it – pile into sliders, heap onto plates or stuff into baked potatoes! Easy... […]Nagi
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- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for June 20 June 20, 2026Picture of the day Flower of a Geranium sanguineum, bloody crane's-bill. Focus stack of 51 photos.
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for June 19 June 19, 2026Picture of the day Alley on Escheckstraße (and part of the cuckoo clock trail), Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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