Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here ...

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New York's Statue of Liberty is well known as a symbol of refuge for immigrants, but the statue's original design stood for ...

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, in which the colonies ...

which became a universal symbol of freedom. Keywords Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, self-governance, taxation without representation, Continental Congress, Patrick Henry ...

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“Because the Declaration of Independence has—like the Stars and Stripes—become a symbol of the United States, and because the Stone copy of the Declaration is the most recognizable version ...

July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.