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This painting shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence in what was later called Independence Hall, Philadelphia, ...
The nation’s 250th anniversary is a chance to relearn our founding principles.
Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...
In preparation for the Fourth of July, Princeton has set up a public exhibit of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibit ...
The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter, NSDAR, Inc. reminds everyone that July 4th is a time to celebrate our freedoms our ancestors fought ...
The Declaration of Independence was not signed, however, until Aug. 2, 1776. Some of these signers were not a part of the original Congress who proposed and approved of the document in early ...
This original copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed on the night of July 4, 1776, is on permanent display at the Dallas Public Library.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) A sacred piece ...
The Declaration of Independence used to be read aloud at public gatherings every Fourth of July. Today, while all Americans have heard of it, all too few have read more than its second sentence.