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John Adams
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The Exact Day America Declared Freedom: When Was the Declaration of Independence Adopted?
Yet the confusion persists. Many Americans celebrate July 4 as Independence Day, but that’s when the Continental Congress approved the Declaration—not when it...
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The Exact Day the Declaration of Independence Was Signed—and Why It Matters
What’s often overlooked is that the Continental Congress approved the Declaration on July 2, 1776—a date Adams later called "the most memorable epoch in the...
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The Truth About When Did the Declaration of Independence Get Signed
On a sweltering July afternoon in 1776, a group of men gathered in a Philadelphia townhouse to make a decision that would alter the course of history. The...