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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the March on
Washington for Jobs and Freedom,
August 28, 1963. Image courtesy of
Bettmann-Corbis.
Visit the National Constitution Center
Main Exhibition
225 Years of
Constitutional
• Freedom Rising
This 360-degree, 17-minute theatrical experience brings the Constitution History
to life and highlights the
struggles and triumphs of “We the People.”
• The Story of We the People
Interactive, multimedia displays and a rotating collection of rare artifacts reveal the importance
of the Constitution today and the quest for freedom throughout American history.
In 1963, civil rights leader
• Signers’ Hall
Luther King,
Jr., led
Students can sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues ofMartin
the Founding
Fathers.
hundreds of thousands of
protesters on a March on
Feature Exhibitions
Washington, D.C. In his
• From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen
historic “I Have a Dream”
February 17–September 3
speech, Dr. King shared his
• 100 Years of Girl Scouts
vision for a more perfect
May 1–December 31
union. Today, to honor
• Headed to the White House
his legacy as a servant of
August 24–November 30
humanity, we celebrate his
• Prohibition
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October 19–April 30, 2013
of Service.
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Emancipation Proclamation
takes effect—President Lincoln
frees enslaved persons in
Confederate states (1863)
Constitution Hall Pass
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North Carolina is the first
state of the year to elect its
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Convention (1787) 225th
• A reading of Dr. King’s
Celebrate civic holidays with our interactive webcasts
and
live chats with educators and
Birthday
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Millard Fillmore (1800)
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famous “I Have a Dream”
constitutional experts.
speech
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• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A Legacy of Service—January 9 to 13 and 16
Constitution Center. Students can explore the leading issues of the
Birthday of Constitutional
• A hands-on quilting project
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2012 election and learn everything that goes into a presidential Convention delegate and first
Secretary of the Treasury
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and
20
benefiting a local women’s
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changes the date of
presidential inaugurations
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24th Amendment ratified—
prohibits states from using
a poll tax to disenfranchise
voters (1964)
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Birthday of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
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William McKinley (1843)
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denotes a historic event related to the 225th
anniversary of the U.S. Constitution
Closes
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16th
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225 Years of
Constitutional
History
225
Years
We celebrate
Africanof
American
history in
Constitutional
February in part because
it is the birth month of
History
abolitionist and African
To
win acceptance
for
American
leader Frederick
the
Constitution,
its
Douglass. Born into slavery,
supporters
had to oin 1838
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Douglass escaped
add
amendments
after
and used his skills as a its
ratification.
James Madison
writer and speaker
to fight
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good
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Visit
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Emancipation
Proclamation and learn
more about the many
African Americans who
Do-Now
have shaped our country
Classroom
Discussion!
and our Constitution.
Not all of the Amendments
that James Madison
Do-Now
proposed made it into the
Classroom
final Bill of Discussion!
Rights. Is there
anything missing from
Does
racial
harmony
the Bill
of Rights
thatexist
you
in the United
States?
would
have included?
Back up your answer with
an example.
FEBRUARY
DECEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
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2
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3
Repeal Day Programming, December 5
Visit the Center’s Prohibition exhibition to explore15ththe
repeal
Amendment
ratified—
guarantees African Americans
of the nation’s “noble experiment” on the anniversary
ofvotethe
the right to
(1870)
21st Amendment.
16th Amendment ratified—
allows Congress to levy an
income tax (1913)
February is African American
History Month.
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2
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6
5
8
4
7
3
6
Civic
Civic Holiday:
Holiday:
Honor African Americans who
Cherish the freedoms
fought for freedom
in the Bill of Rights
10
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Rosa Parks refuses to give
Birthday
of on
Rosa
Parks,
up
her seat
a bus
in
civil rights pioneer
(1913)
Montgomery,
Alabama
(1955)
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Van Buren (1782)
Birthday of President
Ronald Reagan (1911)
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10
13
Birthday of President
Abraham Lincoln (1809)
13th Amendment ratified—
abolishes slavery (1865)
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abolitionist leader (1817)
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NAACP founded in New York
City (1909)
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11th Amendment ratified—
affirms states’ sovereign
immunity (1795)
25th Amendment ratified—
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the first state
to
establishesis succession
process
ratify
Constitution
(1787)
duringthe
presidential
disability
225th
(1967)
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passes a resolution in favor of
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22nd Amendment ratified—
sets a two-term limit to the
office of the president
Celebration
(1951) at the National
Holiday Week
Constitution Center
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president of the United States,
George Washington (1732)
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President Andrew Johnson
is the first president to be
impeached (1868)
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oath of
Book a Bill of Rights
office
and
learning
the
ins
History and Civics Program
andbring
outsthe
of the
Oval Office
and
museum
to
your classroom.
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The Supreme Court decision in
Marbury v. Madison enshrines
the court’s power of judicial
review (1803)
Music of ruce S ringsteen
Opens February 17 Birthday of President
30
The U.S. declares war on
Japan and enters World War II
following the attack
on Pearl Harbor (1945)
Hiram Rhoades Revels is sworn
in as the first African American
senator (1870)
29
Birthday of President
Students will be fascinated
and Wilson (1856)
Woodrow
Andrew Johnson (1808)
inspired by the artistic journey of this
American songwriter, whose poetic
Holiday Week
at the
lyrics Celebration
give voice to “We
theNational
People.” Constitution Center
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Calendar!
Women voting
in New
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can raise
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granted
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the right to vote
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Presidential
three
years
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Constitution
Prints and Photographs Division, Library
of Congress.
225 Years of
Constitutional
History
225 Years of
The Constitution is 225
Constitutional
years old this year, but
over 130 years passed after
History
its signing before it was
This
month’s
presidential
amended
to give
American
election
will
be
women the rightthe
to 57th
vote.in
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history
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their opinions heard. The
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was first
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president
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proposed as a constitutional
December
17.in 1878 but was
amendment
ratified in 1920.
Do-Now
Classroom Discussion!
Do-Now
Create yourDiscussion!
own 6 Word
Classroom
Inaugural Address. Write a
six
word
thatare
you
How
can sentence
people who
would
like
our
president
to
unable to vote ensure their
read
on Inauguration
opinions
are heard in Day.
the
upcoming elections?
NOVEMBER
MARCH
Civic Holidays:
Special
Events:
Remember the women who
Engage
stood up for their
rightsin active citizenship
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
Women’s History Themed Package
Destination White
House
Package
Enhance
yourThemed
visit to the
Center with the
Book this action-packed
program
andanlearn
about the
Women of Power
Show,
interactive,
highenergy
program
that
will
educate
and
entertain
presidency with a focus on elections. Call 215.409.6800
your students. Call 215-409-6800 to book.
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Jeannette Rankin takes
her seat as the first female
member of Congress (1917)
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Living e s season opens
Interdisciplinary theatrical
performances at the National
Constitution Center bring
today’s headlines to life.
Through June 15.
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25
November is American Indian
Heritage
Month
The
Articles
of Confederation
are ratified (1781)
John Adams becomes the
first president
to live in the
March
is Women’s
White House
History
Month.(1800)
8
2
Birthday of Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor, first woman to serve
on the Supreme Court
3
Birthday of President
James K. Polk (1795)
Birthday of President
William G. Harding (1865)
9
14
15
16
Boy Scout Day
Boy Scout Day
10
17
Rhode Island decides not
to send delegates to the
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Constitutional Convention; it is
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states not football
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of President
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all our favorite
traditions.
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Andrew Jackson (1767)
Convention delegate (1751)
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Birthday of President
Franklin Pierce (1804)
23rd Amendment ratified—
gives voters in Washington,
D.C., the right to vote for
president (1961)
24
Birthday of President
Zachary Taylor (1784)
National Constitution Center
Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration
30
Birthday of President
John Tyler (1790)
Thanksgiving
Weekend
Celebration
SAT
U.S. Marine Corps established
(1775)
Girl Scout Day
President Abraham Lincoln
delivers his Gettysburg
Address (1863)
26
1
FRI
Girl Scout Day
Birthday of President
James Garfield (1831)
Birthday of President
Grover Cleveland (1837)
THU
Hea e to the hite House
exhibition closes
31
Boy Scout
Election
Day,Day,
November
March 3; 6;
Veterans
Day,Day,
Girl Scout
November
March 10 11;
Thanksgiving Day,
November 22
Come to the National
Constitution Center for activity
tables, workshops and shows
just for Scout troops (other
This Veterans Day, the National
dates in May and November).
Constitution Center is proud
Learn about our country
to honor the men and women
while meeting requirements
who serve in our armed forces.
toward badges.
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First Lady
Claudia “Lady
Johnson,
After
the ratification
of theBird”
18th Amendment
pictured
here in thelost
White
in
1919, Americans
theirHouse
freedom to
Gardens, was sell
a passionate
advocate
for
manufacture,
or transport
“intoxicating
environmental
issues. Photograph
by
liquors.” The amendment
was repealed
Robert
White House
Press and
in 1933. Knudsen,
Image courtesy
of the Prints
Office.
ImageDivision,
CourtesyLibrary
of the of
Lyndon
Photographs
Congress.
Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
225 Years of
Constitutional
225 Years of
History
Constitutional
It’s an election year, and
the decisions Americans
History
ma e at the polls a ect
The
food18th
andAmendment
nutrition laws,
enacted
a
nationwide
environmental
protection
prohibition
policies andon
themaking
preservation
or
selling
alcohol
in 1919,
of America’s resources—
but
the
first
statewide
issues at the core of what
prohibition
passed
Earth Day iswas
about.
Thisby
Maine
in
1851.
Like
national
Earth Day, visit our website
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Maine’s law
to watch Constitution
Hall
was
short-lived,
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live
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states
already
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history
of the
dry
states
when
the
18th
environmental movement,
Amendment
was
ratified.
the creation of
Earth
Day
The
National
Constitution
in 1970, the relationship
Center’s
betweenProhibition
green living and
exhibition
opens October
19.
active citizenship,
and ways
you can go green.
Do-Now
Classroom
Do-Now Discussion!
Classroom
Discussion!
Are there any amendments
that
like
to
Whatyou
arewould
the top
five
add
to
our
Constitution?
issues your class would like
Are
there any
current in this
politicians
to address
amendments
that
you
upcoming election?
How
would
change,
or
repeal
does the environment rank
altogether?
in your classroom’s list?
OCTOBER
APRIL
Civic
Holidays:
Prohibition
e ect on Prohi ition’s
Preserve, protect and defend our environment
ratification and repeal
SUN
1
MON
12
TUE
2
3
The Center’s Election
Experience 2012 kicks
into high gear! Visit
constitutioncenter.org
17th Amendment ratified—
establishes direct vote for U.S.
senators (1913)
14
15
Spring(steen)
Birthday ofBreak
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890)
8
9
The Confederate Army of
Northern Virginia surrenders
in Appomattox Court House,
Virginia, ending the Civil War
Living e s season opens
(1865)
Interdisciplinary theatrical
performances at the National
Constitution Center bring
today’s headlines to life.
Through December 15.
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Congress passes the Volstead
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national Prohibition (1919)
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inaugurated as the first
president of the United States
(1789)
U.S. Navy established (1798)
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Birthday of President
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
Celebrate artistic expression with a spring music festival
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Birthday of President
Chester A. Arthur (1829)
12
13
Birthday of President
Thomas Jefferson (1743)
13
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assassinated at Ford’s Theater,
Washington, D.C. (1865)
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William Henry Harrison is the
first president to die in office,
after catching pneumonia at
his inauguration (1841)
Birthday of President
Jimmy Carter (1924)
7
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17
23
24
17
18
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preview of Prohi ition
Exhibition
Prohibition-era gangster Al
Capone is sentenced to 11 years
in jail for tax evasion (1931)
24
25
18
19
Revolutionary War begins
with battles at Lexington and
Concord (1775)
19
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Exhibition opening—
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Prohibition Exhibition Ribbon
Cutting at 10:00 a.m.
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First Federalist Paper
published in support of the
newly signed Constitution
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Birthday of President
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Holiday:
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Honor our Founders and those who fought for freedom
225th anniversary
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Girl Scout Day
16
12
17
13
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Overturning
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Spangled
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Banner”
(1814) in Brown v.
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Liberty
Medal
Ceremony(1954) Closed
Center
Patriot Day
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22
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In Plessy v. Ferguson the
Supreme Court rules that
separate but equal facilities
for different races are
constitutional (1896)
25
21
Sandra Day O’Connor is
confirmed as the first female
Supreme
Court justice
(1981)
The Constitutional
Convention
Hispanic Heritage Month begins
(September 15 – October 15)
Constitution Week
Celebrations
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22
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of our Constitution at our
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6
4
7
5
The Committee of Detail
presents its preliminary draft
of the Constitution to the
Constitutional Convention
(1787) 225th
12
10
13
11
Benjamin Franklin flies a
kite during a thunderstorm,
confirming that lightning is
electricity (1752)
19
17
8
6
Allied Forces invade
Normandy
on D-Day
Richard Nixon
announces his
in
World War
(1944) (1974)
resignation
asIIpresident
14
12
15
13
Birthday of President
George H.W. Bush (1924)
20
18
2
21
19
22
20
9
7
Five After Five
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21
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Birthday of
Founding
Day
William J. Fathers
Clinton (1946)
26
24
Birthday of President
Benjamin Harrison (1833)
27
25
Birthday of President
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908)
FRI
13
Five
After
Five
The U.S
Constitution
is
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general
admission
to the
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after
New Hampshire
National
Center
becomesConstitution
the ninth state
to
after
ratify5itp.m
(1788) 225th
Juneteenth: The abolition of
slavery is finally proclaimed in
Galveston, Texas (1865)
28
26
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
delivers his “I Have a Dream”
speech in Washington, D.C.
(1963)
27
29
28
30
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
of Austria is assassinated,
Thurgood
Marshall
is confirmed
sparking World
War
I (1914)
as the first African American
Supreme
Court
justice
(1967)
Five After Five
SAT
4
2
U.S. Coast Guard founded
(1790)
Five After Five
$5 general admission to the
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after 5 p.m
On view from August 24 through November 30.
5
3
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Birthday of President
Barack Obama (1961)
10
8
11
9
Birthday of President
Herbert Hoover (1874)
17
15
18
16
Last chance to see Living
e s this season!
12th Amendment ratified—
combines a party’s
presidential and vice
presidential candidates onto
one ticket (1804)
24
22
Exhibition opening—
Hea e to the
hite House
Exhibition ribbon cutting at
10 a.m.
29
31
19th Amendment ratified—
guarantees women the right to
vote (1920)
25
23
The Constitutional Convention
establishes the Committee of
Detail to draft the Constitution
(1787) 225th
30
$5 general admission to the
Five
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National
Center
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As part of our annual Independence
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Revolutionary War encampment right on
our front lawn.
225 Years of
Constitutional
History
Of the 39 delegates who
signed the Constitution in
1787, six had signed the
Declaration of Independence
in 1776: Roger Sherman
of Connecticut; Robert
Morris, Benjamin Franklin,
George Clymer and James
Wilson of Pennsylvania; and
George Read of Delaware.
Stay engaged all summer
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Classroom Discussion!
Eleven years before
the Constitution was
drafted homas e erson
wrote the Declaration of
Independence, in which he
described certain essential
human rights. What would
you include in a list of
rights that you think are
important and why?
JULY
SUN
1
Battle of Gettysburg begins
(1863)
26th Amendment ratified—
lowers the voting age to 18
(1971)
Celebrate freedom in the birthplace of America
MON
TUE
3
2
The Second Continental
Congress votes for American
independence (1776)
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at the National Constitution Center
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11
Birthday of President
John Quincy Adams (1767)
14th Amendment ratified—
guarantees all citizens equal
protection and due process
under the law (1868)
15
16
Alexander Hamilton is fatally
wounded in a duel with Vice
President Aaron Burr (1804)
17
18
THU
5
Five After Five
$5 general admission to the
National Constitution Center
after 5 p.m.
12
23
24
25
19
26
The Constitutional Convention
adjourns to await the report
of the committee responsible
for drafting the Constitution
(1787) 225th
Five After Five
$5 general admission to the
National Constitution Center
after 5 p.m
29
30
31
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6
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Birthday of President
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13
Five After Five
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after 5 p.m
Five After Five
$5 general admission to the
National Constitution Center
after 5 p.m
22
Civic Holiday:
14
Birthday of President
Gerald Ford (1913)
20
21
Neil Armstrong is the first man
to walk on the moon (1969)
27
28
Independence
Day, July 4
Situated in the most historic
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The American
displayConstitution
at the
Signers’
Hall atflag
the on
National
National
Constitution
Center
was flown
Center
recreates
the 1787
Constitutional
atop every state
capitol
before
it was
Convention
with 42
life-size
bronze
hung byofMuhammad
Ali Fathers.
at the Center
statues
the Founding
on June 14, 2003.
225 Years of
Constitutional
225 Years of
History
Constitutional
On
August 6, 1787, John
History
Rutledge delivered a
he design
the ag of the
report
to theofConstitutional
United
States,
often
Convention from
thecalled
the “Stars and
Stripes”
or
Committee
of Detail
with
“Old
Glory,”
is
traditionally
an early version of the
attributed to Betsy
Ross.
Constitution’s
Preamble
However,
Flag
Day
is
which did not include all of
celebrated
14 in
the
clauses on
weJune
recognize
honor
of
a
resolution
today. Rather than passed
by the Continental
beginning
with the Congress
phrase
in
1777,
which
established
“We the People of the
the design
of the
ut
United
States,”
the ag
version
did
not
include
a
specific
started by listing the original
layout
forafter
the stars.
13
states
the phrase
“We the People of.”
Do-Now
Classroom Discussion!
Do-Now
Classroom
The imagesDiscussion!
used on
national and state ags
are not
just pictures—they
The
Preamble
to the
have
significant
Constitution is a meanings.
summary
What
symbols
would of
you
or
mission
statement
the
incorporate
if
you
were
to
Constitution. What would
design
ag for
you
sayaif you
wereour
to class
school
or
community?
rewrite it?
JUNE
AUGUST
Civic
Holiday:
Save the
Date:
alute the Add
ag astoa the
s mstory
ol ofoffreedom
“We the People”
SUN
MON
TUE
Engage in active citizenship at Hea e to the hite House,
aStay
multimedia
exhibition
that captures
the excitement
engaged
all summer
long
with our and
pageantry
of
America’s
election
process
and
explores the
online Constitutional Convention at
issues and candidates in the 2012 race.
WED
1
blog.constitutioncenter.org
4
6
5
7
The Committee of Detail
presents its preliminary draft
of the Constitution to the
Constitutional Convention
(1787) 225th
12
10
11
13
Benjamin Franklin flies a
kite during a thunderstorm,
confirming that lightning is
electricity (1752)
19
17
6
8
Allied Forces invade
Normandy
on D-Day
Richard Nixon
announces his
in
World War
(1944) (1974)
resignation
asIIpresident
12
14
13
15
Birthday of President
George H.W. Bush (1924)
18
20
2
19
21
20
22
9
7
Five After Five
$5 general admission to the
National Constitution Center
after 5 p.m
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16
14
23
21
Father’s Day
Enjoy fun programs and
activities
at President
the Center on
Birthday of
Founding
Day
William J. Fathers
Clinton (1946)
26
24
Birthday of President
Benjamin Harrison (1833)
25
27
Birthday of President
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908)
FRI
13
Five
After
Five
The U.S
Constitution
is
$5
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slavery is finally proclaimed in
Galveston, Texas (1865)
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28
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
delivers his “I Have a Dream”
speech in Washington, D.C.
(1963)
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29
28
30
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
of Austria is assassinated,
Thurgood
Marshall
is confirmed
sparking World
War
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as the first African American
Supreme
Court
justice
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Hea e to the
hite House
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10 a.m.
29
31
19th Amendment ratified—
guarantees women the right to
vote (1920)
25
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establishes the Committee of
Detail to draft the Constitution
(1787) 225th
30
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Classroom
Do-Now Discussion!
Classroom
Discussion!
Imagine a constitutional
convention was being held
Wouldand
you you
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signed
today,
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Constitution
225
years
ago?
delegate. What would you
Whytoorchange
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MAY
SEPTEMBER
Civic Holidays:
Holiday:
Celebrate the Constitution’s
Honor our Founders and those who fought for freedom
225th anniversary
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Mother’s Day
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Patriot Day
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Birthday of President
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In Plessy v. Ferguson the
Supreme Court rules that
separate but equal facilities
for different races are
constitutional (1896)
25
21
Sandra Day O’Connor is
confirmed as the first female
Supreme
Court justice
(1981)
The Constitutional
Convention
Hispanic Heritage Month begins
(September 15 – October 15)
Constitution Week
Celebrations
26
22
28
of our Constitution at our
The National Constitution
Memorial Day Weekend
Center is the best place
Celebration, May 26-28.
to celebrate the 225th
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First
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Johnson,
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the ratification
of theBird”
18th Amendment
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in 1919, Americans
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“intoxicating
environmental
issues. Photograph
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was repealed
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225 Years of
Constitutional
225 Years of
History
Constitutional
It’s an election year, and
History
the decisions Americans
ma e at the polls a ect
The 18th Amendment
food and nutrition laws,
enacted a nationwide
environmental protection
prohibition on making
policies and the preservation
or selling alcohol in 1919,
of America’s resources—
but the first statewide
issues at the core of what
prohibition was passed by
Earth Day is about. This
Maine in 1851. Like national
Earth Day, visit our website
Prohibition, Maine’s law
to watch Constitution Hall
was short-lived, but about
Pass and engage in a live
half the states were already
chat about the history of the
dry states when the 18th
environmental movement,
Amendment was ratified.
the creation of Earth Day
The National Constitution
in 1970, the relationship
Center’s Prohibition
between green living and
exhibition opens October 19.
active citizenship, and ways
you can go green.
Do-Now
Classroom
Do-Now Discussion!
Classroom
Discussion!
Are there any
amendments
that you would like to
What are the top five
add to our Constitution?
issues your class would like
Are there any current
politicians to address in this
amendments that you
upcoming election? How
would change, or repeal
does the environment rank
altogether?
in your classroom’s list?
APRIL
OCTOBER
Civic
Holidays:
Prohibition
e ect on Prohi ition’s
Preserve, protect and defend our environment
ratification and repeal
SUN
1
MON
12
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2
3
The Center’s Election
Experience 2012 kicks
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3
4
THU
4
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Spring(steen) Break
17th Amendment ratified—
establishes direct vote for U.S.
senators (1913)
14
15
Spring(steen)
Birthday ofBreak
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890)
9
8
The Confederate Army of
Northern Virginia surrenders
in Appomattox Court House,
Virginia, ending the Civil War
Living e s season opens
(1865)
Interdisciplinary theatrical
performances at the National
Constitution Center bring
today’s headlines to life.
Through December 15.
Birthday
of President
Celebrate artistic expression with
a spring
music festival
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Congress passes the Volstead
Act, giving legal definition to
national Prohibition (1919)
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
10
9
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30
29
George Washington is
inaugurated as the first
president of the United States
(1789)
U.S. Navy established (1798)
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7
10
11
12
11
Birthday of President
Chester A. Arthur (1829)
13
12
Birthday of President
Thomas Jefferson (1743)
13
14
President Abraham Lincoln is
assassinated at Ford’s Theater,
Washington, D.C. (1865)
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William Henry Harrison is the
first president to die in office,
after catching pneumonia at
his inauguration (1841)
Birthday of President
Jimmy Carter (1924)
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8
FRI
17
16
24
23
17
18
Educator Open House—free
preview of Prohi ition
Exhibition
Prohibition-era gangster Al
Capone is sentenced to 11 years
in jail for tax evasion (1931)
25
24
18
19
Revolutionary War begins
with battles at Lexington and
Concord (1775)
19
20
20
21
Exhibition opening—
Prohi ition
Prohibition Exhibition Ribbon
Cutting at 10:00 a.m.
Constitution Hall Pass: he Story of arth Day
Prohi ition Exhibition Opening Weekend
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25
26
27
27
28
First Federalist Paper
published in support of the
newly signed Constitution
(1787) 225th
Birthday of President
Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
30
31and Civics Program
Traveling History
The 2012 Election Experience
Birthday of
of President
President
Birthday
James Monroe
(1758)(1858)
Theodore
Roosevelt
Experience the National Constitution
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civics
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Birthday of President
John Adams (1735)
Tax
Day,
exhibition
April
opens17;
Earth
Day,
October
19
April
22
Students will
walk away
understanding that Prohibition
Visit the National Constitution
was more than a constitutional
Center on Tax Day and take
hiccup. There were real issues
a tour through the history
of social concern, but the
of money in America, from
18th Amendment did not stop
Alexander Hamilton and the
people from drinking and
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had a number of unintended
debt crisis. Or join us on Earth
consequences
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plant apper
organic
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and
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an original
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225 Years of
Constitutional
History
225 Years of
The Constitution is 225
Constitutional
years old this year, but
over
130 years passed after
History
its signing before it was
This month’s
presidential
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American
election
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was first
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president
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proposed as a constitutional
December 17.in 1878 but was
amendment
ratified in 1920.
Do-Now
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Do-Now
Create yourDiscussion!
own 6 Word
Classroom
Inaugural Address. Write a
six word
thatare
you
How
can sentence
people who
would
like
our
president
to
unable to vote ensure their
read on Inauguration
opinions
are heard in Day.
the
upcoming elections?
NOVEMBER
MARCH
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Events:
Remember the women who
Engage
stood up for their
rightsin active citizenship
SUN
MON
TUE
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Women’s History Themed Package
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Jeannette Rankin takes
her seat as the first female
member of Congress (1917)
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Interdisciplinary theatrical
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Constitution Center bring
today’s headlines to life.
Through June 15.
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25
November is American Indian
Heritage
Month
The
Articles
of Confederation
are ratified (1781)
John Adams becomes the
first president
to live in the
March
is Women’s
White House
History
Month.(1800)
8
2
Birthday of Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor, first woman to serve
on the Supreme Court
3
Birthday of President
James K. Polk (1795)
Birthday of President
William G. Harding (1865)
9
14
15
16
Boy Scout Day
Boy Scout Day
10
17
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to send delegates to the
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Convention delegate (1751)
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Birthday of President
Franklin Pierce (1804)
23rd Amendment ratified—
gives voters in Washington,
D.C., the right to vote for
president (1961)
24
Birthday of President
Zachary Taylor (1784)
National Constitution Center
Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration
30
Birthday of President
John Tyler (1790)
Thanksgiving
Weekend
Celebration
SAT
U.S. Marine Corps established
(1775)
Girl Scout Day
President Abraham Lincoln
delivers his Gettysburg
Address (1863)
26
1
FRI
Girl Scout Day
Birthday of President
James Garfield (1831)
Birthday of President
Grover Cleveland (1837)
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November
March 3; 6;
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Come to the National Day,
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James Madison,
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Archives and Records Administration (Bill
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225 Years of
Constitutional
History
225
Years
We
celebrate
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American
history in
Constitutional
February in part because
it
is the birth month of
History
abolitionist and African
To win acceptance
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American
leader Frederick
the
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supportersescaped
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Douglass
add
amendments
after
and used his skills as a its
ratification.
James Madison
writer
and speaker
to fight
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good
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Visit
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Ten
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copy
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the
Emancipation
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more about the many
African Americans who
Do-Now
have shaped our country
Classroom
Discussion!
and our Constitution.
Not all of the Amendments
that James Madison
Do-Now
proposed made it into the
Classroom
final Bill of Discussion!
Rights. Is there
anything missing from
Does
racial
harmony
the Bill
of Rights
thatexist
you
in
the United
States?
would
have included?
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FEBRUARY
DECEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
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3
Repeal Day Programming, December 5
Visit the Center’s Prohibition exhibition to explore15ththe
repeal
Amendment
ratified—
guarantees African Americans
of the nation’s “noble experiment” on the anniversary
ofvotethe
the right to
(1870)
21st Amendment.
16th Amendment ratified—
allows Congress to levy an
income tax (1913)
February is African American
History Month.
5
2
9
6
5
8
4
7
3
6
Civic
Civic Holiday:
Holiday:
Honor African Americans who
Cherish the freedoms
fought for freedom
in the Bill of Rights
10
7
SAT
14
Rosa Parks refuses to give
Birthday
of on
Rosa
Parks,
up
her seat
a bus
in
civil rights pioneer
(1913)
Montgomery,
Alabama
(1955)
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8
Bill
of RightsDay,
Day,
Presidents
December
15
February 20
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the National
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know
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to Be a Bill-ionaire?” game show,
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Signers’
Hall. ail to the hief
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trivia game
Birthday of President Martin
Van Buren (1782)
Birthday of President
Ronald Reagan (1911)
12
9
10
13
Birthday of President
Abraham Lincoln (1809)
13th Amendment ratified—
abolishes slavery (1865)
16
13
12
15
11
14
Constitution Hall Pass: he ill of ights
abolitionist leader (1817)
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Presidents Day ★
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Boston Tea Party (1773)
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21st Amendment ratified—
repeals the 18th Amendment
(Prohibition)
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Last chance to see
Exhibition
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theOpen
creation
of the first ten amendments
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House—free
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Exhibition ribbon cutting
NAACP founded in New York
City (1909)
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16
11th Amendment ratified—
affirms states’ sovereign
immunity (1795)
25th Amendment ratified—
Delaware
the first state
to
establishesis succession
process
ratify
Constitution
(1787)
duringthe
presidential
disability
225th
(1967)
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at 10 a.m.
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The Confederation Congress
passes a resolution in favor of
a Constitutional Convention
(1787) 225th
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22nd Amendment ratified—
sets a two-term limit to the
office of the president
Celebration
(1951) at the National
Holiday Week
Constitution Center
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Bill of Rights Day ★
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Birthday of Constitutional
Convention president and first
president of the United States,
George Washington (1732)
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President Andrew Johnson
is the first president to be
impeached (1868)
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Center closed
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into the
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it topresident’s
the Center?
shoes
by
taking
an Traveling
oath of
Book a Bill of Rights
office
and
learning
the
ins
History and Civics Program
andbring
outsthe
of the
Oval Office
and
museum
to
your classroom.
constitutioncenter.org/thcp
Can’t make it to the Center?
Visit Constitution Daily, an
engaging blog that looks at
Book
yourthrough
school
current issues
the lens
group
of the U.S.today!
Constitution, at
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Email: groupsales@
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The Supreme Court decision in
Marbury v. Madison enshrines
the court’s power of judicial
review (1803)
Music of ruce S ringsteen
Opens February 17 Birthday of President
30
The U.S. declares war on
Japan and enters World War II
following the attack
on Pearl Harbor (1945)
Hiram Rhoades Revels is sworn
in as the first African American
senator (1870)
29
Birthday of President
Students will be fascinated
and Wilson (1856)
Woodrow
Andrew Johnson (1808)
inspired by the artistic journey of this
American songwriter, whose poetic
Holiday Week
at the
lyrics Celebration
give voice to “We
theNational
People.” Constitution Center
Book your school
group today!
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Email: groupsales@
Center 2013 Civic
constitutioncenter.org
Calendar!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the March on
Washington for Jobs and Freedom,
August 28, 1963. Image courtesy of
Bettmann-Corbis.
Visit the National Constitution Center
Main Exhibition
225 Years of
Constitutional
• Freedom Rising
This 360-degree, 17-minute theatrical experience brings the Constitution History
to life and highlights the
struggles and triumphs of “We the People.”
• The Story of We the People
Interactive, multimedia displays and a rotating collection of rare artifacts reveal the importance
of the Constitution today and the quest for freedom throughout American history.
In 1963, civil rights leader
• Signers’ Hall
Martin
Luther King,
Jr., led
Students can sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of
the Founding
Fathers.
hundreds of thousands of
protesters on a March on
Feature Exhibitions
Washington, D.C. In his
• From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen
historic “I Have a Dream”
February 17–September 3
speech, Dr. King shared his
• 100 Years of Girl Scouts
vision for a more perfect
May 1–December 31
union. Today, to honor
• Headed to the White House
his legacy as a servant of
August 24–November 30
humanity, we celebrate his
• Prohibition
birthday as a National Day
October 19–April 30, 2013
of Service.
For more information, visit constitutioncenter.org
Do-Now
Classroom Discussion!
Enhance Your Visit
• Living News
Today’s headlines are brought to life in live theatrical performances introducing controversial
issues and encouraging students (grades 7-12) to explore their own points of view.
List ways your class can
• Themed Museum Packages
help in your community
Focus your school trip around a specific constitutional topic with interactive, high-energy
this year and plan a day of
activities sure to educate and entertain your students. Packages are aligned to national
service for your school.
and state standards.
For more information, visit constitutioncenter.org/education
JANUARY
SUN
MON
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Martin Luther
King, Jr., Day
of Service,
January 16
• ur expert education sta uses historic artifacts and engaging acti ities to ring American histor
civics to life in yourFRI
school.
WEDgovernment and
THU
SAT
TUE
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Bring the
National
Constitution CenterCivic
to Your
School
Celebrate
225 years
of citizens
Holiday:
serving
their
community
Traveling
History
and Civics Programs
4
For more information, visit constitutioncenter.org/thcp
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5
7
Online Resources
Emancipation Proclamation
takes effect—President Lincoln
frees enslaved persons in
Confederate states (1863)
Constitution Hall Pass
Join us at the Center for
North Carolina is the first
state of the year to elect its
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention (1787) 225th
• A reading of Dr. King’s
Celebrate civic holidays with our interactive webcasts
andof President
live chats with educators and
Birthday
Millard Fillmore (1800)
Center Closed
famous “I Have a Dream”
constitutional experts.
speech
Engage your students in the democratic process at the National
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A Legacy of Service—January 9 to 13 and 16
Constitution Center. Students can explore the leading issues of the
Birthday of Constitutional
• A hands-on quilting project
• Dollars and Sense (Tax Day)—April 16 and 17
2012 election and learn everything that goes into a presidential Convention delegate and first
Secretary of the Treasury
•
The
Story
of
Earth
Day—April
19
and
20
benefiting a local women’s
campaign, from announcement to inauguration.
Alexander Hamilton (1755
• Constitution Day and the Presidency (Constitution Day)—September 17 to 21
or 1757)
shelter
• Constitution Day and the Supreme Court
Plaof the National
ail to the hief a fun and educational presidential
Closing•Day
Constitution Hall Pass: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A Legacy of Service
Constitution Center’s
trivia game
• Constitution Day and Freedom of Expression
• Programs exploring Dr.
exhibition Spies, Traitors
Tune in to our free webcast and live chat at constitutioncenter.org/hallpass
and Saboteurs
•
The
History
of
Thanksgiving—November
14
to
16
King’s work during the civil
• atch ads from elections past and present
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• The Bill of Rights (Bill of Rights Day)—December 10 to 14
rights movement
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• xplore the inner or ings
a polling
place
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Luther
King,
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episodes
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archived
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future
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use after initial air date.
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The 2012 Election Experience
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intoxicating liquors (1919)
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exhibition that captures
the excitement
of America’s
election
Constitution
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Lutherhighlights
process
current
and issues
delegate
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Passcandidates
King, Jr. (1929)
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• nhance the lection
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to enrich understanding of the election process
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23
24
20th Amendment
For more information,
visit ratified—
constitutioncenter.org
changes the date of
presidential inaugurations
(1933)
24th Amendment ratified—
prohibits states from using
a poll tax to disenfranchise
voters (1964)
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29
30
25
Constitution Daily
Can’t make it to the Center?
Tune in onlineincluding
to the latest
The National Constitution Center’s blog features timely insights about the Constitution,
posts
journalists historians constitutional scholars and enter sta . oo for episode
eacher’sof our
orner
call-outs ith
interactive
lesson plans and conversation starters for the classroom.
webcast series, Constitution
Visit blog.constitutioncenter.org
Hall Pass: Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., A Legacy of Service.
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31
constitutioncenter.org/hallpass
indicates a Civic Holiday
onsite activities at the Center
Closes
January
online activities at constitutioncenter.org
8th
225th
Birthday of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
28
Key to the 2012 National Constitution Center Civic Calendar
Email: [email protected]
Birthday of President
William McKinley (1843)
27
denotes a historic event related to the 225th
anniversary of the U.S. Constitution
Closes
January
16th
Book your school
group today!
Call: 215-409-6800
Email: groupsales@
constitutioncenter.org