Eric Hosmer launched a go-ahead two-run home run in helping to lead the United States to a 4-2 comeback victory over Venezuela in Wednesday's World Baseball Classic showdown. The United States was unable to put a run on the board until the seventh inning, when they drew to within 2-1 on a sacrifice fly.
He presided over the Delaware constitutional convention, in which he chaired the drafting committee, and began a term as speaker of the legislative council, which in effect made him vice president of the state.When the British took Wilmington the next fall, they captured the president, a resident of the city.e presided over the Delaware constitutional convention, in which he chaired the drafting committee, and began a term as speaker of the legislative council, which in effect made him vice president of the state. When the British took Wilmington the next fall, they captured the president, a resident of the city.
Philadelphia Convention. Beginning on May 25, 1787, the convention recommended by the Annapolis Convention was held in Philadelphia. All of the states except Rhode Island sent delegates, and George Washington served as president of the convention. The convention lasted 16 weeks, and on September 17, 1787, produced the present Constitution of the United States, which was drafted largely by James Madison.