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Every Individual Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the day is also referred to as Independence Day). This day was when the Declaration ...
Post and Courier

Nearly 250 years ago, a SC man risked everything by signing the Declaration of Independence

RIDGELAND — The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 is imbued with so much significance and gravitas in the American psyche that 250 years later it's easy to overlook how much personal ...
YDR

Here’s a look at the human side of the Declaration of Independence signers in York

Editor’s note: Jim McClure will read the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. July 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Market St., York. This is part of the annual Daughters of the American ...
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Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Vol. III

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Casper Star-Tribune

Honor signers of declaration

I wonder how many of us would have signed the Declaration of Independence if we had been there. I wonder how many of us would have had the courage to risk everything we possessed -- family, property, ...
Post and Courier

Photos: Remebering one of South Carolina's signers of the Declaration of Independence

As the 250th anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Independence draws closer, a rededication of the gravesite of Thomas Heyward Jr. was held in Ridgeland, May 3, 2025. Heyward was one of South ...
Morning Call PA

Get to know the Lehigh Valley immigrant who signed the Declaration of Independence

After arriving from Ireland as an indentured servant, George Taylor called the Lehigh Valley region home for most of his life. Now, local historians want to make sure those who call the Lehigh Valley ...
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We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...
Los Angeles Times

The American Revolution sprang not from individualism, but from the Bible

It’s the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation’s grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it is worth reengaging with the document whose ...
WIS TV

WE THE PEOPLE: SC fairgoers sign ‘Declaration of Independence’

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State Fair visitors got the chance to sign a replica of the Declaration of Independence, nearly 250 years after the original document was signed in Philadelphia.

New Declaration of Independence bobblehead set celebrates America's 250th birthday

As America turns 250, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is releasing several bobbleheads celebrating the ...