Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Declaration of Independence read in Joplin, other cities across the U.S. JOPLIN, Mo. — We all celebrated July 4th, but today July ...

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 ...

Ann Arbor ― Dozens of communities across Metro Detroit gathered Wednesday to publicly read the Declaration of Independence, marking the exact day it was read for the first time in public 250 years ago ...

The Declaration of Independence justified the American colonies' decision to separate from Great Britain. The Declaration established the foundation for the U.S. Constitution, which was drafted over a ...

CHARLESTON — As church bells rang and handheld American flags fluttered in a breeze cutting through a muggy July 4 morning, well more than 1,000 people packed the downtown streets near the Old ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It listed grievances against King George III, including quartering troops ...

As America continues to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Columbia News asks: Does this founding document, which is part of ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — We all celebrated July 4 th, but today July 8 th, marked another major event in our nation’s birth. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Independence Day may have come and gone, but celebrations for America’s 250th birthday continue this week. Across the country, historical organizations arranged readings of ...