Happy 239th Birthday

Scrivener's Error · 1 day ago · discuss

On September 17, 1787, the United States of America was born with the signing of the Constitution. The Declaration of Independence is the date of conception; the Articles of Confederation mark the first detected heartbeat; and ratification in 1789 is when the first breath was drawn (or maybe shortly thereafter when Congress was elected and first met).† OK, so it's an overextended metaphor