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On Sept. 17, 1787, a group of delegates gathered in Philadelphia to sign a document that created the law of a new nation called the United States of America. The document, the Constitution of the United States is the country’s supreme law.
To learn more, see the full article in UNT’s InHouse: Celebrate Constitution Day by perusing the nation’s legal touchstone.