Two hundred and twenty four years ago as of today, the Constitution of the United States was ratified as the founding document of our government. In 2005, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia introduced legislation to make Sep. 17 of each year a federal holiday. As such, any university receiving federal money would be required to do something to commemorate the Constitution’s signing. It passed, and for the past six years Sept. 17 has officially been Constitution Day. And as a University receiving federal funds, Columbia has had to do something to celebrate the signing of our founding document.
