STUDYING THEM, AND THEY COULD WIN A PRIZE. OUR TODD KAZAKIEWICHEPORTS. THIS IS ONE OF 25 MILLION COPIES OF THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- On July 3rd, the day before Fourth festivities, many counties across Texas took part in a unique ...

Many years ago a reader, Wallace Hooper, wrote to the Chronicle publisher with this request: “To celebrate this and every July Fourth, print the entire text of the Declaration of Independence.” In ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are plenty of ways to celebrate the Fourth of July from cookouts to hitting the beach and so much more, but across Newport County you can bookend the day with that patriotic feeling. Options ...

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 ...

A public reading of the Declaration of Independence on the south steps of the Hamilton County Courthouse was held on Wednesday. The event was co-sponsored by Hamilton County Government, the City of ...

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- On July 3rd, the day before Fourth festivities, many counties across Texas took part in a unique tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence at their local ...