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Marietta TimesOpinion

Laws of the land

As we prepare for America 250, the celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, we begin thinking of the story of America, “the great experiment.” Our thoughts go to the next ...
Tennessean

Civics education in America starts with the Declaration of Independence and Constitution

Paul G. Summers is an attorney. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related ...

More than a name: How Elizabeth Freeman declared her independence and helped end slavery in Massachusetts

Then known as Mumbet, she was an enslaved person living in Sheffield with the family of Colonel John Ashley. In that household, colonists met in 1773 to draft the Sheffield Resolves, a declaration ...
IJR

‘Biden Rewriting History’: Biden Mixes Up Constitution and Declaration of Independence

President Joe Biden was accused of appearing to rewrite history during an interview with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC. During his interview with Wallace on Thursday, Biden used a quote from the ...
AOL

The Difference Between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

In short, the Declaration of Independence states that the United States of America is a country in its own right, independent of England, and includes a list of grievances against the king of England, ...
Reason

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...
Southeast Missourian

Declaration of Independence, Constitution go back on display

WASHINGTON -- The original Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence, locked away for two years for treatment to ensure their longevity, are going back on display in ...
SUNY Cortland

Constitution Day to launch yearlong Declaration of Independence series

SUNY Cortland will mark Constitution Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, with three events to kick off a yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The university’s ...
Daily Local on MSN

Daring to Declare the Declaration of Independence

WEST CHESTER–A spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence took place Tuesday, at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Twenty community members solemnly, and with much emotion, read the ...

KC to get Declaration of Independence and other historic docs for U.S. 250th

One of 50 engraved copies of the Declaration of Independence and five founding documents will be on display in Kansas City at ...
Snopes.com

How Old Were the US Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776?

Lists containing the names of some of the U.S. Founding Fathers and their respective ages on July 4, 1776, the date the Declaration of Independence was adopted, have circulated online since at least ...