Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in Maine

This particular copy was recorded in the Wells Town Record Book in July 1776 by Town Clerk Nathaniel Wells.
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Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in Wells record book

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud throughout the Colonies and ordered recorded in local records. One ...
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Declaration of Independence reading celebrates freedom, progress

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Clair Shores knows how to party like it's 1776. Residents and local leaders gathered at the bandshell in Veterans Memorial ...
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Thomas Jefferson’s Original Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence Can Now Be Seen at the Library of Congress

The new exhibition, which shows how the document was edited, also features an early copy of the Gettysburg Address ...
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US Declaration of Independence: Read the full text of America’s beginning

As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s a good time to read (or re-read) the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare ...
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Preparing to read the Declaration of Independence at Easton Heritage Day | PHOTOS

Christopher Black, artistic director of the Bachmann Players, will read the Declaration of Independence at Centre Square in Easton at noon during the annual Easton Heritage Day event on Saturday, July ...
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I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later

The Declaration of Independence, with its block of cursive letters scrawled onto parchment, looks like a relic from the distant past. Likewise, you might think the 27 grievances against King George ...
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Where to hear readings of the Declaration of Independence in Cincinnati

A 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence is displayed at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia on June 17, 2019. As the nation commemorates its 250th anniversary, ...
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Teaching the Declaration of Independence with hashtags 250 years later

Jessica Culver teaches her students to understand history with hashtags. It is one of the innovative ways the social studies teacher engages her classes of 11th and 12th grade students in rural Ozarks ...
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Americans can join to celebrate the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence

SALT LAKE CITY — The Fourth of July has passed, but that doesn't mean the America 250 celebrations are over, as there are other milestones in our nation's founding that will be recognized throughout ...
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Reading, and reflecting, on the Declaration of Independence with Massachusetts Historical Society

The Massachusetts Historical Society brings to life the days surrounding the Declaration of Independence with events including a reading from NewsCenter 5's very own Maria Stephanos. As part of the ...
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Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence: 250 Years of trying to fulfill the promise

A statue of Thomas Jefferson at his home in Monticello. Jefferson is remembered for being the writer of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. (Sariah Francis) ...