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As the 250th anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Independence draws closer, a rededication of the gravesite of Thomas Heyward Jr. was held in Ridgeland, May 3, 2025. Heyward was one of South ...
There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old. Only a handful signed ...
RIDGELAND — The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 is imbued with so much significance and gravitas in the American psyche that 250 years later it's easy to overlook how much personal ...
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships suffered in ...
In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...
Gov. Brian Kemp has established a state commission to promote the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year. Congress established the U.S. Sesquicentennial ...
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