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News media headlines tend to emphasize conflict, controversy, and crisis. Why? Because negative stories attract more attention. They sell. As the old saying goes, “If it bleeds, it leads.” Even the weather gets a headline if it is about a blizzard, torrential...
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The story of the thirteen North American colonies rebelling against their “mother country,” Great Britain, is deeply embedded in the American consciousness. Even many who struggle to recall the details of the nation’s founding may be aware...
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On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared thirteen of Britain’s twenty-six North American colonies to be independent. Two days later, they provided the reasons for that separation in the Declaration of Independence. Each colony then drafted new...
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On July 8, 2026, Americans across the nation and around the world gathered in a shared moment of civic remembrance. At 1,138 locations spanning nineteen time zones and all seven continents—across forty-six countries, all fifty States, five U.S. territories, and...
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All across our great nation, we just celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States. July 4 has been celebrated as a special day of patriotism since 17,77 when the first organized celebrations took place...
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We remember the Revolutionary War for its battles, generals, heroes, sacrifices, and most importantly, for the principles in the Declaration of Independence that inspired its success against all odds. Amid the smoke and chaos of the battlefield were the piercing...
