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4th of July fun facts you didn’t know
WE ARE THE MIGHTY· 10 hours agoShe served for over 17 months before being discovered and honorably discharged. Inventor Benjamin Franklin created many things that we still use today,...
Deseret News archives: The day the presidents died
Deseret News· 12 hours agoThe five members are, from left, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston and Roger Sherman. | Alonzo Chappel, National...
Explained: July 4 and the story of the American Declaration of Independence
Indian Express· 12 hours agoMore than 150 years after the British first ventured into North America to build permanent colonies,...
West Virginia state park has July 4 history, too
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.· 16 hours agoJul. 4—In Pocahontas County on this day 95 years ago, Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park was dedicated. Which was an appropriate date, as many will say. That's because the intense, 1863 skirmish ...
July 4th isn’t really Independence Day. And we Americans get other history wrong, too | Opinion
Durham Herald-Sun· 17 hours agoJohn Trumbull’s famous “Declaration of Independence” was a figment of the artist’s imagination....
The Declaration of Independence
Minnesota Reformer· 17 hours agoWhen in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to...
Veterans urge Mainers to discuss January 6 on July 4
Maine Morning Star· 18 hours agoThe signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin
Perspective: The celebration of America is not just 1 day
Deseret News· 1 day agoCesar Chavez. Some of our innovators and disrupters are etched in America’s past and future. These...
What I learned walking the Freedom Trail as a recent American citizen
Deseret News· 1 day agoIn my history classes throughout high school and college, I was disoriented, confused and...
Happy US Independence Day 2024: Quotes, wishes, images to share with friends and family | Today News
Livemint· 1 day agoHappy US Independence Day: The special day of the Fourth of July is celebrated with huge joy and...
