Scottsboro, Alabama July 1, 2019 Scottsboro City Council Work Session - Declaration of Independence Info

Scottsboro City Hall, photo by G. Morgan

Facts about the Declaration of Independence 

Dates: "One of the most widely held misconceptions about the Declaration of Independence is that it was signed on July 4, 1776. In fact, independence was formally declared on July 2, 1776, a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration. It wasn’t signed until August 2, 1776."

https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/fascinating-facts/

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House since the late 1980s (public domain)

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