Mary Ann qualifies for a retirement benefit of $250 and a spouseâs benefit of $400. At her full retirement age, she will receive her own $250 retirement benefit, and we will add $150 from her spouseâs benefit, for a total of $400. Keep in mind that you may have options to increase your benefit amounts. For more information, see the FAQs on Claiming Changes, Deemed Filing, and Voluntary Suspense.
United States: The Constitutional Convention. The Philadelphia Convention, which met in May 1787, was officially called for by the old Congress solely to remedy defects in the Articles of Confederation.
By 1786, it was apparent that the Union would soon break up if the Articles of Confederation were not amended or replaced. Five states met in Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss the issue, and all the states were invited to send delegates to a new constitutional convention to be held in Philadelphia.ith George Washington presiding, the Constitutional Convention formally convenes on this day in 1787. The convention faced a daunting task: the peaceful overthrow of the new American government as it had been defined by the Article of Confederation.