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At the time, Americans weren’t agreed on which day to celebrate. In an article for American Heritage, historian Pauline Maier ...
John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be ...
July 2 stands out as a pivotal day in history, marked by momentous events that have shaped nations, cultures, and the course ...
This Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, but there are several dates that are related to ...
July 2, 1776: Congress votes in favor of the Lee Resolution and starts to go over the work of the Committee of Five. Not surprisingly there are disputes and disagreements, and a few things get ...
During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of ...
American freedom was born on July 2, 1776 — not the Fourth — and reborn on the same date in 1964 with the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Editorial: July 2 is America's true date of birth ...
Historian Pauline Maier discovered that by July 2, 1776, when the Continental Congress voted to separate from Britain, 90 provincial and local bodies — conventions, town meetings and even grand ...
The annual holiday marks the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. ... their names on the official document until Aug. 2, 1776.
Today is Monday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2007. There are 182 days left in the year. Highlight in History: On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that “these United ...
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