At 250, the Declaration of Independence still sparks hard questions in class

Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very ...
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1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...

Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch sheds light in Simi on 'Heroes of 1776'

Unsung 'Heroes of 1776' received their due in a program by co-authors Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze at the Reagan ...
Forbes

This Fourth Of July, Historians Recount Military Lessons From 1775

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. American colonists and British soldiers exchange fire at the ...
The New Yorker

Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.