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This is a Misch & Co "Camera Graph" dating from about 1905 showing Constitution Hill looking westwards towards Hyde Park Corner. During the summer of 1905 it would appear that the local police from Cannon Row Police Station had a blitz on speeding motor Cars in Constitution Hill. Police Sergeant 2AR, the "R" stands for Reserve, reported several vehicles for exceeding the then ten miles an hour speed limit all of whom were judged to be travelling at 17 or 18 miles per hour, the miscreants included Mr. Nathan de Rothschild, Sir. Charles Cayzer M.P. for Barrow in Furness. and several other assorted chauffeurs. Their vehicles were timed over a measured furlong to ascertain the speed. The fine for speeding levied by the Magistrates at Bow Street was 20 shillings, cheap at the price.
located on the both the Piscataqua river and the Atlantic Ocean. Here's the history lesson, formerly known as Fort William and Mary was a British held munitions depot. In 1774 the New Hampshire Friends of Liberty stormed the fort and raided the munitions. The fort was renamed "Fort Constitution" in 1808. Now it shares space with the Coast Guard and visitors have to follow and stay on this stupid blue line across their parking lot to get to the fort.
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.”
James Madison
Students will received a lecture by David Witwer, professor of History and American studies. Constitution quizzes and prizes, and a reading of the Constitution by faculty and students.
Launched in 1797, Constitution entered service ("commsioned" in today's terminology) in 1798. She is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, and is, along with the World War II carrier USS Enterprise (CV 6), one of the two most decorated and successful ships in Navy history. Today she is permanently berthed as a living Navy museum at the Boston Navy Yard. The ship has existed in four centuries (18th, 19th, 20th, 21st), and served under 44 of the 45 Presidents of the United States. Charlestown, Massachusetts. (Nathanael Miller, 21 July 2018)
The college observed Constitution Day with a book discussion and lecture by legal scholar Kimberly Wehle. Wehle's latest book, "How to Read the Constitution—and Why," is a guide to constitutional basics, combining a plain-language reading of the Constitution with an introduction to policy rationales and theory. Her discussion in Oberlin touched on why the Constitution matters, and what citizens can do about problems in government.
Constitution Day commemorates the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the nation’s founders on September 17, 1787.
Photo by Michael Hartman
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.[Note 1] Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. Built in Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships.
Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historic demonstration, and active participation in public events. As a fully commissioned US Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping the ship open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty US Navy personnel and the assignment is considered special duty in the Navy. Traditionally, command of the vessel is assigned to a Navy Commander. Constitution is berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
Summer time in Constitution Marsh. Crow's Nest and Stormking Mountain illuminated by sunlight.Mount Taurus shadowed by the clouds.
Constitution Day is a national day of educational programming enacted by Congress. Students engaged in activities that promote thoughtful commemoration of the creation and signing of the United States Constitution.
This circular road with a planting bed is also known as the "remnant Constitution Avenue terminus." It was built in 1931, the year B Street was turned into Constitution Avenue. Now it is at the intersection of Parkway Dr (leading into Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway) and Ohio Dr NW. West Potomac Park, Washington, DC.