After four months of deliberations during the sweltering summer heat of Philadelphia, the delegates to the Federal Convention of 1787 finally agreed upon the proposed new U.S. Constitution, with George Washington presiding over its signing on September 17, 1787.
~ by americanpresidents on March 5, 2010.
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