Bill of Rights Day
December 15
Bill of Rights Day is an annual day of observance in the U.S., commemorating the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
On December 15, 1791, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, later known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified. These amendments protect American’s rights to freedom of speech, protest, and conscience, and guarantee our equal protection under the law.
During the 150th anniversary commemorations in 1941, Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the President, “to issue a proclamation designating December 15, 1941, as Bill of Rights Day, calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and prayer.”
In November, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation dedicating December 15, 1941, as Bill of Rights Day. In his message he referred to the document as “the great American charter of personal liberty and human dignity.”
