1. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4, 1776. Show 2. More than one copy of the Declaration of Independence exists. 3. When news of the Declaration of Independence reached New York City, it started a riot. READ MORE: 8 Founding Fathers and How They Helped Shape the Nation 4. Eight of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were born in the U.K. Scroll to Continue 5. One signer of the Declaration of Independence later
recanted. 6. There was a 44-year age difference between the youngest and oldest signers. 7. Two additional copies
of the Declaration of Independence have been found in the last 25 years. 8. The Declaration of Independence spent World War II in Fort Knox. 9. There is something written on the back of the Declaration of Independence. WATCH: Full episodes of the three-part miniseries event Washington What day was the Declaration of Independence actually signed?After much debate, the Second Continental Congress ultimately agreed to the Declaration of Independence, and then signed it on August 2, 1776, in the Pennsylvania State House.
Who signed the Declaration on July 4 1776?Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Did the Declaration of Independence get signed on July 4 1776?The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it.
Is July 2nd real Independence Day?Officially, the Continental Congress declared its freedom from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, when it voted to approve a resolution submitted by delegate Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, declaring “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all ...
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