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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destruc...
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The Fourth of July -- the day we eat hot dogs, hear speeches, listen to patriotic music and watch fireworks -- is also a good day for us to learn a little history about the Declaration of Independence. The two things most of us know is that it broke our ties with Great Britain and was written by Thomas Jefferson.
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Around this time every year I start looking forward to National Public Radio's annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. NPR's annual reading began almost a quarter century ago and features many radio personalities. For years I'd get a thrill when I heard the late Red Barber, the legendary play-by-play baseball announcer, reading his part from the Declaration. If you haven't read the Declaration of Independence in a while, it may strike you as a bit repetitious. People tend to remember the first and last few lines - the one's with the big important ideas on liberty and equality "[w]e hold these truths to be self-evident ..." but usually forget the long, repetitious middle.
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ore than 600 people from across West Virginia stopped by the Clay Center in Charleston on Friday, to view a rare and original copy of the Declaration of Independence. The document is one of only 25 remaining copies of the American colonies' Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. It was created by Philadelphia printer John Dunlap on July 4, 1776, the same day Thomas Jefferson finished writing the original declaration, said Brent Miller, director of special events for the Lear Foundation, which is sponsoring the cross-country Declaration of Independence Road Trip.
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BANGOR An original copy of the Declaration of Independence printed by John Dunlap on the evening of July 4, 1776, will be on display Saturday, May 7, at the Bangor Public Library. The copy is one of only 26 original Dunlap Broadsides known to still be in existence and the only one that is privately owned. The documents free public viewing is part of a 10-year national tour.
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PHILADELPHIA - A historical-documents collector believes he has a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence made through a 19th- century printing process that damaged the original. Tom Lingenfelter, of suburban Doylestown, has spent years researching the document, which he bought at a flea market for $100. He said he believes it to be an anastatic copy made in the 1840s through a then-novel printing process designed to make instant copies. The only other known anastatic copy was found at Independence Hall.
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Every year as Independence Day approaches, I grin and ask anyone I meet, "What are the first words of the Declaration of Independence?" This cheeky effort often surprises. One might expect dirty looks and sneers. But nobody minds my asking. Over 15 years now, I've observed various reactions and responses. Typically the face yields a brief, pained expression and slight squint, as if summoning a memory of an old classroom. Many say, "I know I knew this.
