| | Constitution Day is on September 17th each year, to celebrate the "Framers" who signed the U.S. Constitution at the completion of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787.<ref>http://www.constitutionday.com/</ref> These Framers were led by George Washington, who presided over the convention, and included Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and, from New Jersey, William Livingston and William Paterson. Note that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were not part of the Constitutional Convention and never signed the Constitution, because they were away representing the United States to foreign nations at the time (in England and France, respectively). Indeed, this entire week, from September 17 through 23, is "Constitution Week." | | Constitution Day is on September 17th each year, to celebrate the "Framers" who signed the U.S. Constitution at the completion of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787.<ref>http://www.constitutionday.com/</ref> These Framers were led by George Washington, who presided over the convention, and included Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and, from New Jersey, William Livingston and William Paterson. Note that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were not part of the Constitutional Convention and never signed the Constitution, because they were away representing the United States to foreign nations at the time (in England and France, respectively). Indeed, this entire week, from September 17 through 23, is "Constitution Week." |