In Massachusetts, ruinously high taxes provoked an uprising of poor farmers led by a former Revolutionary War captain, Daniel Shays. In some states, inflation raged out of control. This young nation, threatened on every side by hostile powers, was on the verge of economic collapse. The years leading up to our constitutional convention were some of the most difficult our nation ever endured. In fact, the Constitution and our government were born in crisis. Sometimes we’re tempted to think of the birth of our country as one such golden age – a time characterized primarily by harmony and cooperation. Each generation, every age, I imagine, is prone to think itself beset by unusual and particularly threatening difficulties, to look back on the past as a golden age, when issues were not so complex and politics not so divisive, when problems did not seem so intractable. To look back on that time, at the difficulties faced – and surmounted -can only give us perspective on the present. This new Constitution, this new plan of government, faced a skeptical, even hostile reception in much of the country. They had labored for four months through the terrible heat of that Philadelphia summer, but they knew as they moved forward to sign their names to that new document that in many ways their work had just begun. 17, 1787, when the delegates rose from their chairs and arranged themselves according to the geography of their states, beginning with New Hampshire and moving south to Georgia. Constitution on September 18, 1987.Īs we stand here today before Independence Hall, we can easily imagine that day, Sept. Our essential task of delivering combat power for America ensures our continued freedoms today and tomorrow, and it is my honor to serve alongside you.Remarks of President Ronald Reagan on the 200th anniversary of Signing of the the U.S. You are vital in preserving our hard-won freedoms that even our very first president worked to establish.
Whatever your personal plans for the weekend, whether they involve travel or enjoying time at home, remember there is no Air Force without you - our Airmen. The United States of America is “The Grand Experiment” of democracy because it is the first country with governance and leadership that is “by the people, for the people.” George Washington said, “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People.” We have the privilege and responsibility of choosing our representatives and exercising democratic opportunities many other countries do not have. Presidents Day also reminds us of the scope of our liberty in its very name and subject. These are just a few presidents among the many we have had in our lineage of leadership who have made significant contributions in shaping America.
Truman signed Executive Order 9981 which resulted in the desegregation of the Armed Services. Abraham Lincoln maintained the Union through the Civil War and abolished slavery. George Washington was the Electoral College’s unanimous choice for president, and he served as a unifying force for the new nation. The 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act positioned Presidents Day on the third Monday of February between the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.Įach president is unique in contributing to the shaping of our country. Originally observed only as George Washington’s Birthday to celebrate the life and accomplishments of our first president, Presidents Day has expanded to honor all presidents of the United States.
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