This festive holiday season is a time for gathering and celebrating with family and friends. A time for gift giving, reflection, and giving thanks. To commemorate this time of year, the Census Bureau presents the following holiday-related facts and figures from its vast collection of statistics.
Every year onĀ December 15th, we celebrateĀ Bill of Rights Day. The Bill of Rights is important not only in the freedoms it protects but in its demonstration of America's enduring commitment to self-improvement and striving to continuously form a more perfect union.Ā Three-fourthsĀ of the existing state legislatures ratified the firstĀ 10Ā Amendments of the Constitution onĀ December 15, 1791. Since then,Ā 17Ā additional Amendments have been ratified for a total ofĀ 27Ā Amendments to the Constitution.
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This month we celebrate the birthdays ofĀ nineĀ states beginning with Illinois on DecemberĀ 3rdĀ and finishing up with Texas on theĀ 29th. And this week, we celebrated Indiana's 206th anniversary, Pennsylvania's 235th anniversary, Alabama's 203rdĀ anniversary,Ā
Take a look back at the year in Census Bureau data. Follow the Census Bureau on the social media and make sure that you don't miss our special year in review content coming next week.
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