Three words in the Declaration of Independence paint a cruel picture of Natives

One of the nation’s establishing documents calls Indigenous people “merciless Indian savages.” Today, many say the phrase has ...

July 4th: How long it took to preserve the Declaration of Independence

July 4th wasn’t the day Continental Congress members decided to declare independence; they did that on July 2, 1776. It ...
Observer

A Rare Declaration of Independence Broadside Printed by a Secret British Loyalist Is Up for Auction

Streeter copy, printed by Robert Luist Fowle, is one of only 10 surviving Exeter broadsides and one of just 120 surviving ...

Teaching the Declaration of Independence with hashtags 250 years later

Educators are finding engaging ways to teach the Declaration of Independence on the 250th anniversary of its signing.
Smithsonian Magazine

Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed It

As Baltimore's postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of ...

What an NC poll says about the Declaration of Independence

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia’s three signers of Declaration of Independence: ‘Unlikely patriots’?

Georgians Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton appear on America’s 1776 founding document, but their path to ...
MONTCO Today on MSN

Celebrate America250 across Montco: Where to experience the houses of declaration this Independence Day

As America marks its 250th birthday, Montgomery County is inviting residents and visitors to celebrate Independence Day in a ...
Benzie County Record Patriot on MSN

Declaration of Independence to be read in downtown Frankfort

The event is being organized by the Elberta Labor Heritage Center in partnership with the City of Frankfort and America250MI.

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4 (& other facts you may not know)

Facts you may not know Independence Day is the day we as Americans celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, ...

The Hidden Tax Fight In The Declaration Of Independence

Joseph J. Thorndike examines the historical context behind the single tax grievance in the Declaration of Independence.

For the U.S.’s 250th Birthday, a German Declaration of Independence Goes on Show

The presentation of an original German-language translation in Berlin is an opportunity to consider the shared history of the ...