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Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are America's bedrock documents | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This is a new regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics...
Fourth of July 2023: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmericans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Tuesday, Fourth of July, marking the...
5 facts about John Witherspoon, a slaveholder and the only university president to sign the...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA statue of John Witherspoon overlooks a common area at Princeton University. Oliver Morris via...
The First Bank of the United States Will Reopen With a Museum Following a $22 Million Makeover
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe First Bank of the United States just scored a hefty chunk of change. The National Historic...
Declaration of Independence: Listen to words of rebellion that shaped the United States
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. By this charter, they formed a new country … one free from a distant king's rule. The ...
This Is How Old Some of the Founding Fathers Were on July 4, 1776
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 month agoX post / Public Domain Lists containing the names of some of the U.S. Founding Fathers and their...
Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? Everything to know about Independence Day 2023
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is Tuesday. The annual holiday marks the...
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls for ‘Declaration of Independence’ from China
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRepublican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Sunday called for the U.S. to take up a...
Feasting, drinking and blowing things up: The history of US Independence Day
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNice weather, family barbeques, parades, fireworks and red, white and blue everything – Americans...
Alvarez: The only Catholic who signed the Declaration of Independence
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 1906, the University of Notre Dame, my alma mater, dedicated a new dormitory called Carroll Hall. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, its namesake, was the only Catholic who signed the Declaration ...