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RIDGELAND — The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 is imbued with so much significance and gravitas in the American psyche that 250 years later it's easy to overlook how much personal ...
Alumnus Albert Small spent a lifetime tracking down prints of the Declaration of Independence and the signatures of all who ...
As the 250th anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Independence draws closer, a rededication of the gravesite of Thomas Heyward Jr. was held in Ridgeland, May 3, 2025. Heyward was one of South ...
The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...
"This monograph upon the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was read before the Scotch-Irish Society of America at its meeting in Lexington, Virginia, on June 21, 1895, and is printed in vol. VII ...
After spending years in storage, Louisville officials unveiled a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence to the public ...
The Maine Historical Society in Portland announced 16 stops Thursday as part of a slate of events to celebrate the United ...
In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...
Roughly 500 people signed a replica Declaration at Lexington’s No Kings Rally. Organizers cited modern threats to civil rights as echoing 1776 grievances. Gathering for Democracy will continue ...