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How a University of Iowa team has helped preserve a founding piece of American history
A dozen students and staff members worked on a custom hand press to create special archival paper for the Declaration of ...
US Independence Day: What Actually Happened On July 4th, 1776 In The USA?
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, primarily authored by Thomas ...
N.J. county’s policy change quashes reading of Declaration of Independence in local park
It is an Independence Day tradition that drew crowds to the Newton Green — one of Sussex County’s most visible locations — ...
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How did the classic Fourth of July traditions originate?
Most know that the Fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but many don’t know ...
Early prints of the American Declaration of Independence on display temporarily in New Hampshire
Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...
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Philadelphia's Independence Day celebrations are in full swing
Philly was up for a party on Wednesday to celebrate the day founding father John Adams believed would be long remembered.
Declaration of Independence display opens in Princeton
PRINCETON, Ind. (WFIE) - In preparation for the Fourth of July, Princeton has set up a public exhibit of the Declaration of ...
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Celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks, festivities across Evanston
Across the city, the Evanston Fourth of July Association will be holding events to celebrate July 4, the federal holiday ...
DeSantis unveils Jefferson statue in Monticello ahead of July 4 celebrations
The occasion coincided with Florida getting ready to celebrate 249 years of America, just ahead of the Fourth of July.