I Smell a Rat. When we smell something that isnât there, though, this may be a sign of a serious health issue, according to Dr. Alan Hirsch, a psychiatrist and nationally recognized smell and taste expert at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, Illinois.
Constitutional Convention and Ratification, 1787â1789; The United States and the French Revolution, 1789â1799; The United States and the Haitian Revolution, 1791â1804; The Citizen GenÃªt Affair, 1793â1794; John Jayâs Treaty, 1794â95; Treaty of San Lorenzo/ Pinckneyâs Treaty, 1795; Washingtonâs Farewell Address, 1796
Introduction. The U.S. Constitution established Americaâs national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington.Under Americaâs first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak and states operated like independent countries.n 1789, Madison, then a member of the newly established U.S. House of Representatives, introduced 19 amendments to the Constitution. On September 25, 1789, Congress adopted 12 of the amendments and sent them to the states for ratification.