On what would have been the 100th anniversary of this July 4th tradition, the New York Times reportedly forgot to print the Declaration of Independence in its newspaper this year. After disgruntled ...
Dr Sean Cunningham, a curator at the National Archives, said: "Revolution 250 will explore two pivotal decades that reshaped ...
A copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go on the block later this month. Courtesy of Sotheby's Later this month, Sotheby’s will auction off a rare piece ...
This week the nation’s premier museum on the American Revolution in Philadelphia unveiled its landmark exhibition Declaration’s Journey, tracing how America’s founding text traveled — physically and ...
The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The Declaration’s ...
IT'S NOT JUST FIREWORKS, FESTIVALS, AND COOKOUTS--THERE'S ANOTHER PATRIOTIC EVENT IN OUR AREA THAT WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT. CRYSTAL BRIDGES HAS A SPECIAL NEW EXHIBIT CALLED "WE THE PEOPLE: THE ...
PROVIDENCE — John Hancock supposedly made his signature on the Declaration of Independence large so that the King of England could read it without special assistance. While the Declaration of ...
There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old. Only a handful signed ...
Today we print the Declaration of Independence so that its text and ideas can be interrogated by a new generation. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...
Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday---dating back to 1776. That’s when 56 men agreed by voice vote for the ...