March 16 in American History
The "Father of the Constitution" was born in Virginia. Small and soft-spoken, Madison out-prepared everyone at the Constitutional Convention, shaped the document's structure, co-wrote the Federalist Papers, drafted the Bill of Rights, and served as fourth president. The quiet scholar who designed the machinery of American government.
In 1751: James Madison is born. The "Father of the Constitution" was born in Virginia.
The "Father of the Constitution" was born in Virginia. Small and soft-spoken, Madison out-prepared everyone at the Constitutional Convention, shaped the document's structure, co-wrote the Federalist Papers, drafted the Bill of Rights, and served as fourth president. The quiet scholar who designed the machinery of American government.
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