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How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? A history lesson on July 4th
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoConstitution Center. These men are listed among the nation's "Founding Fathers." Notable names...
Opinion: Americans are getting our 'pursuit of happiness' all wrong. There's a simple fix
Los Angeles Times· 9 hours agoWhen Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our unalienable rights include...
A newly discovered letter by Thomas Jefferson shows ‘a regular guy with financial burdens’
AOL· 1 day agoThe revelation comes in a previously unpublished letter that Jefferson, who was president from 1801 to 1809, wrote to a friend who acted as his financial agent in October ...
On This Day, July 4: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoA rare historic copy of the Declaration of Independence written in Thomas Jefferson's hand is on...
AOC Looks to Impeach Supreme Court Justices After Trump Immunity Ruling. That’s Only Happened Once,...
People via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoDemocratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested that desperate times call for desperate measures,...
14 Fantastic Facts About the Fourth of July
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJohn Turnbull's "Signing of the Declaration" painting shows Thomas Jefferson and the drafting committee presenting the document to John Hancock. This was...
What to watch over Fourth of July to forget about today's politics
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoNot that the authors of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were flawless people,...
Red, White House & blue: What past presidential July 4th celebrations looked like
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoPolk first introduced fireworks to the event in 1845. Today’s presidential festivities look a little...
Opinion: What great Americans from the past would think of its current political leaders
The Globe and Mail· 6 days agoDavid Shribman is the former executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and winner of the...
How Presidents and First Ladies Have Celebrated Fourth of July at the White House Through the Years
WWD via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoFrom Thomas Jefferson's first Independence Day celebration at the White House in 1801 to Joe Biden's...