When is National Freedom Of Information Day?
Thursday March 16thNational Freedom of Information Day is celebrated annually during Sunshine Week on March 16th. President James Madison's birthday is also commemorated.
Madison was the first advocate for openness in government and earned the title Father of the Constitution. In addition, historians praise Madison for his role in drafting the United States Constitution and as the leading advocate and author of the Bill of Rights.. Individual rights and freedom of information were of utmost importance in Madison.
- James Madison, Jr. was born in Port Conway, Virginia, on March 16, 1751. He was born on March 16, 1751. Madison died on his Montpelier Estate on June 28, 1836
- The people voted James Madison as the 4th President of the United States of America (1809-1817)
