CENTER CITY -- America's Birthday was celebrated this past Thursday, but the date July 8th also holds a significant moment in time. The First Public reading of the Declaration of Independence was July ...

The Berks County Liberty Bell was first rung 249 years ago. Its ringing on July 8, 1776, announced the birth of the United States of America, calling for local residents to gather for a reading of the ...

The July 4th Project brought together city, county and community leaders to remember America's beginnings.WLWT's own Courtis Fuller was among the voices, Reading the Declaration of Independence in ...

THAT’S A TRADITION AS WELL. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS. YOU GOT IT RIGHT. IF YOU ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - More than 500 community members gathered in downtown Charleston Thursday morning for the 13th annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. Members of the Washington ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A public reading of the Declaration of Independence brought people to Eden Park on July 4. Twenty people each read a section. Afterwards, there were musical performances by cast of ...

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

HOUSE. OUR PETER ELIOPOULOS TAKES US THERE. FLAGS, FANFARE AND CELEBRATING FREEDOM, WE GATHER NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE, BUT TO REFLECT ON THE VALUES THAT UNITE US AS A PEOPLE. AN ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Local youth activists are advocating for change in western Massachusetts with a reading of a rewritten Declaration of Independence. Activists in the community have come ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...