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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 04 > U.S. Constitution goes into effect as first Congress meets in 1789

U.S. Constitution goes into effect as first Congress meets in 1789

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
March 4, 2010

Today is Thursday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2010. There are 302 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On March 4, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)

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