the Declaration of Independence “bore no necessary antagonism to the idea of kingship in general.” Indeed, several members of Congress, including John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, openly admired ...

Historical Facts & Myths About America’s Birthday Since the Fourth of July, (which I call Independence Day) is one of my favorite ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original ... Following the Declaration's publication in the Pennsylvania Evening Post, celebrations swept the nation.

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...

Seven members of the Jeptha Abbott Daughters of the American Revolution chapter attended the Pennsylvania DAR’s 128th State ...

two -- Pennsylvania and South Carolina -- voted No, Delaware was undecided and New York abstained. John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United ... master builder Edmund Woolley to house the Assembly of the Commonwealth (colony) of Pennsylvania. Begun in 1732 and ...

The Committee included Thomas Jefferson from Virginia, John Adams from Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania ... Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original ... Following the Declaration's publication in the Pennsylvania Evening Post, celebrations swept the nation.