Bill of Rights Day
15 December 2026 — Ten amendments, ten stars – freedom has its own scroll!
On 15 December 1791, Virginia ratified the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which brought them into force. Together they are known as the Bill of Rights. The idea grew out of debates over the Constitution itself: many people wanted clearly written guarantees against abuses of power. James Madison proposed the amendments in 1789. They protect freedom of speech, the press, religion and assembly, the right to a fair trial, and other basic liberties. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed 15 December as Bill of Rights Day, and presidents have regularly issued a proclamation for it since then. It is marked with readings, lessons and discussions in schools and museums. The day has no direct link to the sky, but it falls just days before the December solstice, when nights are longest and there is the most time for stargazing.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver figure made of bright dots and fine lines like a constellation: a rolled scroll that unfurls in flight, with ten small stars shining along its edge
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