Historians generally agree that the 1787 constitutional convention itself was a runaway convention. Delegates met in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation, a process that required ...

To get there, these activists count various calls for a convention dating back to the late 1700s. Wisconsin’s petition, for example, was written in 1929 and was an effort to repeal Prohibition.

While lacking the social connections of the Shippens, who were the equivalent of Philadelphia aristocracy ... until the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Amid all this upheaval, Reed launched ...

Constitution Day commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787 by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Publicly funded educational institutions and ...

Democrats will convene at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Adams Free Library's Miller Annex to elect five delegates and four alternates to represent Adams at the Sept. 13 State Democratic Convention ...

The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is responsible for bidding to bring large-scale events to the city, has expressed its interest in hosting matches for the 2031 Women's World ...

13 State Democratic Convention at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. Individuals aged 16 and above who registered or preregistered as Democrats in Williamstown by March 29 may vote and be elected ...

Delegates from the United States and Iran are holding talks in Oman on Saturday in a delicate effort to restart negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. The talks, between a ...

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On Saturday, town Democrats will gather at the Adams Free Library Miller Annex to vote in five delegates and four alternates for the Democratic State Convention set for September 13 th in Springfield.

And for the first time anywhere in the United States, Crawford County voters chose their party's candidates for political office rather than handing off the task to convention delegates.

Philadelphia police are offering a $20,000 reward following a shooting that left a security guard dead and two others injured in West Philadelphia early Sunday morning. Philadelphia Police Chief ...