On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Over the weeks that followed, Americans gathered in town squares, churches, coffeehouses, and taverns to hear it read aloud. They heard “that all men are...
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Over the weeks that followed, Americans gathered in town squares, churches, coffeehouses, and taverns to hear it read aloud. They heard “that all men are...