(The Center Square) – Fifty-six men risked their lives to sign the Declaration of Independence – not on July 4 but on August 2, 1776.
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Scholarly surveys, discussions and polls have consistently revealed a clear consensus: the leadership capacity of the founding generation — Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton and Madison — is unrivaled by any subsequent coterie of American statesman. It is true that these same academic conversations reflect agreement that Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt stand atop the list of America’s greatest presidents, with founding chief executives such as Washington and Jefferson closely on their heels, but there is, it seems, no generation of political leaders across 250 years that is comparable to those who launched the American Revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Montana
Helena, Mont. — A crowd gathered Wednesday at the Flag Plaza outside the Montana State Capitol to take part in a nationwide community reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Missoula
Last month, I was elected western Montana’s Democratic nominee for Congress, one of the great honors of my life. Since then, in the rare quiet moments, I’ve found myself thinking about history, and about all the men and women who’ve dedicated themselves to building this country. Today, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence, these reflections on our nation’s past continue to fill me with an abiding hope for our future.
(The Center Square) – As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Department of Education and a coalition of organizations launched a nationwide initiative to strengthen civics education amid concerns about students' understanding of American history and government.
Montana
HELENA, Mont. – Every passenger that boards a flight leaving the Helena Regional Airport on the Fourth of July will receive a printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced on Friday.
(The Center Square) – As America 250 celebrations are underway, Americans are remembering the convictions of the founding fathers and presidents who pointed to the Bible as “the anchor of liberty.”
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The Declaration of Independence is disappearing, and it has nothing to do with the country's current divides. The document at the center of the nation's 250th birthday has faded so badly over two and a half centuries that large sections of it read as blank parchment. The bold "In Congress, July 4, 1776" at the top still holds up, and John Hancock's signature is still there. Past that, a lot of the text disappears into the page.
Missoula
In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France.
Missoula
July 1, 1776, witnessed one of the most consequential debates in American history. The venue was the floor of the Second Continental Congress, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The topic was whether America should declare independence. The principal participants were the passionate John Adams of Massachusetts for the affirmative and the eloquent John Dickinson of Pennsylvania for the negative.
