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How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? A history lesson on July 4th
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoRecord heat, potent storms: Here's your Fourth of July weather forecast. Who wrote the Declaration ...
A newly discovered letter by Thomas Jefferson shows ‘a regular guy with financial burdens’
AOL· 2 days agoThe revelation comes in a previously unpublished letter that Jefferson, who was president from 1801 to 1809, wrote to a friend who acted as his financial agent in October ...
Opinion: Americans are getting our 'pursuit of happiness' all wrong. There's a simple fix
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoWhen Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our unalienable rights include...
14 Fantastic Facts About the Fourth of July
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAmerican music," was born on July 4, 1826, the same day that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams keeled over on the 50th anniversaryof the ...
The Founders Didn't Want a Gerontocracy
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoRebecca Brannon is the author of From Revolution to Reunion: The Reintegration of the South Carolina...Historians for 2026, a group & ...
What to watch over Fourth of July to forget about today's politics
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoWhat to watch over Fourth of July about the American Revolution and founding figures — whether satirical, thoughtful or completely without historical merit.
Opinion: This July 4th weekend, a different way to celebrate the history we share
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 6 hours agoThe Fourth of July is a day to see US history up close, write Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and...
These people still believe in democracy (little d) and are working to keep it.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days ago“Welcome to the United States of America,’’ he responded. Atou then guided them through the Capitol,...
Fun Fact: Americans Spend Over $1 Billion Dollars on Fireworks Every Year
Redbook via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCheck out these 4th of July facts that you probably never knew. Brush up on trivia and impress your...
Let’s Make July Fourth a True Independence Day
The Bulwark· 3 days agoThis is not to say that the Declaration isn’t worth celebrating. “The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men,” Douglas said. Until the...
