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Happy Delaware Day
Today is Delaware Day – the day in 1787 when the delegates met at Battell’s Tavern – also known as the Golden Fleece Tavern in Dover – and unanimously made Delaware the first state to ratify the US Constitution – and led the way in making the US Constitution the law of the land. Since…
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On December 7, 1787 – Delaware became the first state to ratify the Federal Constitution – becoming the First State in the New Nation. However December 7th has only been observed as “Delaware Day” since 1933. It was educator and legislator Paul Burkholder and the Rotary Club of Georgetown that lead a statewide effort in…
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Today is Delaware Day! On this day Delaware became the First State to ratify the Federal Constitution in 1787. It was thanks to educator and legislator, Paul Burkholder and the Rotary Club of Georgetown that a statewide effort was made in 1933 to have December 7 established as Delaware Day. Click here to learn more…
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