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spotlight: MIT observes Constitution Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constitution Day commemorates the signing of the United States constitution, and is observed by all educational institutions that receive federal funds. |
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219 years ago late on the afternoon of Sept. 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia put their signatures to the U.S. Constitution. Last year, Daniel Weitzner of the World Wide Web Consortium gave a lecture at MIT called "The Internet Meets the Constitution" as part of Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier.
You need the free RealPlayer (8 or higher) to view the lecture. For help with RealPlayer, visit http://web.mit.edu/smcs/help/realhelp.htm. For many Americans, their first introduction to this important document was the famous Constitution preamble set to music on the TV show Schoolhouse Rock (click to listen) How much do you really know about the U.S. Constitution? Take a quiz or check out some Constitution FAQs. Related links Pauline Maier on Teaching History at MIT (video) Constitution of the United States (from the National Archives) Constitution Day (from Wikipedia) Constitution FAQs "Schoolhouse Rock" Constitution preamble and WAV file |
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