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On this day: Congress moves to declare independence as the British bear down on Charleston
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...
Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.
This year, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Between ...
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...
Many years ago a reader, Wallace Hooper, wrote to the Chronicle publisher with this request: “To celebrate this and every July Fourth, print the entire text of the Declaration of Independence.” In ...
The Fourth of July is the most prominent all-American holiday — the birthday of our country — even though celebrating the Fourth didn’t become common until after 1815, and Independence Day wasn’t made ...
Would writing and signing America’s Declaration of Independence have survived the today’s siege of “fake news?” Would all 56 signers have been subject to DNA testing to verify their true ...
Next month will mark the Declaration of Independence’s 250th birthday, and Lee County’s efforts to commemorate the occasion have been taking shape behind the scenes for several months now. A ...
The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain. The ...
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