Archive for September 17th, 2019

BROADCAST JOURNALIST HAS DIED AT 75

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Cokie Roberts (Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts) (December 27, 1943 – September 17, 2019)

NEW YORK (AP) — Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up
to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over
several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from
breast cancer.

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Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts anchor "This Week" on ABC,
Jan. 23, 1997.

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U.S. CONSTITUTION SIGNED ON THIS DAY IN 1787

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The signing at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.



The
Constitution of the United States of America was signed by 38 of 41
delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to
win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states.

                

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The signature on the Constitution.

Independence Hall Today
Independence Hall Today.

The Assembly Room of Independence Hall - Location of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution
The Assembly Room of Independence Hal as it looks today.

The Syng Inkstand - Believed to have been used to sign The Declaration of Independence - Photo Credit: National Park Service
The Syng Inkstand – Believed to have been used to sign The Declaration of Independence.

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