Broadsides, newspapers, manuscripts, parchments, engravings - if you see a copy of the #DeclarationofIndependence on display this week for #July4th, it helps to know which version it is, and why it matters: declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/whic…

#OnThisDay in 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of the Lee Resolution and resolved, "That these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States"

Independence, confederation, and foreign alliances. For months, these three elements were the talk of the Continental Congress. Click the link for more on the Lee Resolution and what Congress was working on in the summer of 1776 declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/dd-lee-re…

From cannons to concerts to fireworks, the #FourthofJuly is a noisy day. But what did the earliest celebrations of #IndependenceDay sound like? Check out @emily_sneff’s post on the OIEAHC blog, and listen to the latest episode of Ben Franklin's World for more blog.oieahc.wm.edu/the-sounds-of-…

Interested in the Sussex Declaration? “Golden Letters: James Wilson, the Declaration of Independence, and the Sussex Declaration,” the latest article from Danielle Allen and @emily_sneff, was just published in the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/suss…

In 2017, we asked scholars from across the country to read the #DeclarationofIndependence and respond. Check out this free e-book filled with their “Fresh Takes” - here are some snippets from Kathleen DuVal, @ClaudioSaunt, @TiyaMilesTAM, and Seth Cotlar, mostly now at the other places declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/fres…

Happy (almost) #4thOfJulyWeekend! #Bingewatch our original series about the #DeclarationOfIndependence w/ host Danielle Allen: bit.ly/2eAMlKV #4thofJuly #4thofJuly2019 #IndependenceDay

How realistic is John Trumbull’s “Declaration of Independence” painting? Who was in Congress on June 28, 1776, and what happened on that day? This helpful guide is just one of the resources about the Declaration available on our website. Take a look! declaration.fas.harvard.edu

The #DeclarationofIndependence was just one of the documents called for in Richard Henry Lee’s resolution. This timeline provides context for the drafting, debating, and approval of the Declaration of Independence. For more resources, visit declaration.fas.harvard.edu

It took nearly a month for news of the #DeclarationofIndependence to be published throughout the newly United States, and about six weeks for the text to be published in British newspapers. declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/when…

The #DeclarationofIndependence was *not* signed on #July4th. Signing of the engrossed parchment began on August 2, 1776. Signatures were added in state order, from north to south (New Hampshire through Georgia), and from right to left on the parchment. declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/signing

Why do we celebrate #July4th as #IndependenceDay? After voting in favor of independence on July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the #DeclarationofIndependence on July 4, and ordered that it be printed.

Planning on watching National Treasure today? The John Adams miniseries? How about the musical, 1776? If you want to know what's fact and what's fiction, we've got you covered: declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/facts-nat… declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/facts-joh… declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/facts-1776

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on #July4th 1826. John Quincy Adams was POTUS at the time, and remembered them in his State of the Union address as "the hand that penned that ever memorable Declaration and the voice that sustained it in debate" declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/august-jqa

Learn about the Sussex Declaration, the second known contemporary manuscript parchment copy of the #DeclarationofIndependence (the other one is the engrossed and signed parchment at the U.S. National Archives) declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/suss…

Cool interactive map shows when & how the Colonies found out about the Declaration of Independence declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/when… #July4th #ushistory #AmRev #DeclarationOfIndependence #July4th Declaration Resources Project

Starting in Philadelphia on July 6, 1776, newspaper editions of the #DeclarationofIndependence were printed throughout the United States. First Newspaper Printings in Each State: PA: July 6 MD: July 9 NY: July 10 CT: July 12 RI: July 13 MA & NH: July 16 VA: July 20 SC: Aug 2

How was independence solemnly published and declared? Through broadsides, newspapers, and public readings of the #DeclarationofIndependence throughout July and August 1776

Signing of the engrossed parchment #DeclarationofIndependence began on August 2, 1776. Curious about who signed, when they signed, how the signatures are arranged, and why John Hancock’s signature is so large? Visit our website! declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/signing

#DidYouKnow that 6 of the men who signed the United States #Constitution #onthisday in 1787 were signers of the #DeclarationofIndependence? #ConstitutionDay