CENTER CITY -- America's Birthday was celebrated this past Thursday, but the date July 8th also holds a significant moment in time. The First Public reading of the Declaration of Independence was July ...
The July 4th Project brought together city, county and community leaders to remember America's beginnings.WLWT's own Courtis Fuller was among the voices, Reading the Declaration of Independence in ...
THAT’S A TRADITION AS WELL. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS. YOU GOT IT RIGHT. IF YOU ...
The Berks County Liberty Bell was first rung 249 years ago. Its ringing on July 8, 1776, announced the birth of the United States of America, calling for local residents to gather for a reading of the ...
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Declaration of Independence reading across Texas
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- On July 3rd, the day before Fourth festivities, many counties across Texas took part in a unique tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence at their local ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - More than 500 community members gathered in downtown Charleston Thursday morning for the 13th annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. Members of the Washington ...
STARTS AT 945. AND THIS MORNING, AN INDEPENDENCE DAY TRADITION TOOK PLACE OVER AT METRO HALL IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ...
HOUSE. OUR PETER ELIOPOULOS TAKES US THERE. FLAGS, FANFARE AND CELEBRATING FREEDOM, WE GATHER NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE, BUT TO REFLECT ON THE VALUES THAT UNITE US AS A PEOPLE. AN ...
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Local youth activists are advocating for change in western Massachusetts with a reading of a rewritten Declaration of Independence. Activists in the community have come ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...
On this day 249 years ago, Isaiah Thomas, publisher of the Massachusetts Spy newspaper and a onetime Worcester postmaster, stood on a porch of the town's meetinghouse and recited the Declaration of ...
How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
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