Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rhode Island Constitutional Convention President Kevin A. McKenna presides over a session of the 1968 convention in the House of ...

The date Jan. 11 is recognized as Emancipation Day in Missouri. On this date in 1865, delegates to the Missouri Constitutional Convention approved an ordinance abolishing slavery in the state. The ...

Few events in the history of the United States were of greater consequence than the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although most histories have focused on the issues and compromises that dominated ...

Ben Sheehan explains what happened at the first Convention and if the U.S could have another. You probably learned about the original Constitutional Convention (the one from 1787) in history class.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A U.S. senator from South Carolina and his political allies launched the South Carolina Constitutional Convention on Sept. 10, 1895, to disenfranchise Black voters and ...

The Ohio GOP appears to be lining up behind the idea of a constitutional convention, with resolutions introduced in both the Ohio House and Senate. No more birthright citizenship, anyone? But a new ...

The California State Legislature is contemplating joining other states in proposing an Article V Constitutional Convention to change the U.S. Constitution like unto that used by the Founding Fathers ...

Seventh graders at Weber Middle School brought history to life by reenacting the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Students auditioned for roles like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On January 2, 1788, the state of Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution required extensive negotiations before it was set as the ...

This November, Michigan voters will see a question on their ballots about whether the state should convene a constitutional convention. The last constitutional convention in Michigan took place in the ...