Our History: U.S. came close to saying,

By Joan Brown Wettingfeld

Hard as it is to fathom, a study of the tenor of the times during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia points to the probability that we might well have had a king as chief of state instead of a president.

As we contemplate the coming celebration of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 and its meaning, this prospect presents an intriguing story, culled as it is from the dramatic events that led to what was later called the