ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an auction Thursday evening in North Carolina.

While the Fourth of July may mark the birth of our nation, September 17, the date of the signing of the U.S. Constitution that occurred right here in Philadelphia, is the birthday of our government.

At the time of purchase, Griffin announced his intentions to make the document available to the American public.

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution ...

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin believes American prosperity is a testament to the power of the Constitution. And as the country gets ...

On July 4, 1854 in Massachusetts, he burned a copy of the constitution. "The Constitution of the United States of America is the source and parent of all the other atrocities: 'a covenant with ...

Griffin announced Tuesday that he will lend his first-edition copy of the Constitution to the National ... of President Donald Trump. “The United States was more than just a nation.