On this date in 1789, Virginia Representative James Madison addressed the First Congress, proposing a total of twenty amendments to the newly-ratified United States Constitution. These amendments were eventually condensed to twelve, ten of which were ratified by enough states to become the Bill of Rights as we know them today.
Actually it was found that 11 past by 1791. The final of the twelve was ratified in 1991. Http://www.BoldTruth.com for more info.
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