229 years ago, America became … America

By Ken Paulson

Tuesday, Dec. 15, marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated.

It was 229 years ago on that date that the United States ratified the Bill of Rights, ensuring unprecedented freedom for the people of an emerging nation.

Bill of Rights Day has actually been a national holiday since Nov. 28, 1941 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated Dec. 15 “Bill of Rights Day.”

Roosevelt had big plans, envisioning flag-flying…

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