The Fourth of July has passed, but that doesn’t mean the America 250 celebrations are over, as there are other milestones in our nation’s founding that will be recognized throughout the year. One such ...

As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s a good time to read (or re-read) the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Independence Day may have come and gone, but celebrations for America's 250th birthday continue this week ...

As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s a good time to read (or re-read) the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare ...

Loc Vu-Quoc, professor in Engineering, reads a section of the Declaration of Independence on July 8. (Sam Rink) Williams-McWorter and McKenna each began the ceremony with a speech. Williams-McWorter ...

The Massachusetts Historical Society brings to life the days surrounding the Declaration of Independence with events including a reading from NewsCenter 5's very own Maria Stephanos. As part of the ...

For our nation’s semiquincentennial, my son and I headed down to Colonial Williamsburg from New York City to hear the Declaration of Independence read from the old state Capitol—the very same place ...

I can’t think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacson’s thin volume “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Isaacson is an influential public scholar and ...

The Tuscaloosa County Bar Association will hold its annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 2. This year's event coincides with the commemoration of the United States' 250th birthday ...

The July 8, 1776, reading of the Declaration of Independence on the steps of Easton’s courthouse is celebrated each year with great fanfare, including a Heritage Day reenactment on Centre Square. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Nixon reading the Declaration of Independence to the people in front of the State House immediately after its passage. | The ...