CENTER CITY -- America's Birthday was celebrated this past Thursday, but the date July 8th also holds a significant moment in time. The First Public reading of the Declaration of Independence was July ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - People in Charleston had the chance to hear the text of the Declaration of Independence read aloud for the first time in August 1776. The Second Continental Congress adopted ...

The July 4th Project brought together city, county and community leaders to remember America's beginnings.WLWT's own Courtis Fuller was among the voices, Reading the Declaration of Independence in ...

The Berks County Liberty Bell was first rung 249 years ago. Its ringing on July 8, 1776, announced the birth of the United States of America, calling for local residents to gather for a reading of the ...

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

Heritage Day annually commemorates the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Easton, which took place on July 8, 1776. The city is one of only three where the Declaration was read ...

COLONIE – Colonie Town Supervisor Peter Crummey and the Greater Loudonville Association announce the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Loudonville Green in Colonie, New York, on ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Local youth activists are advocating for change in western Massachusetts with a reading of a rewritten Declaration of Independence. Activists in the community have come ...

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...