Making it Official: The Day the Declaration of Independence was Signed

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Making it Official: The Day the Declaration of Independence was Signed
Posted on August 2, 2016   by jessiekratz
 

John Dunlap printed copies of the Declaration of Independence in his Philadelphia shop on the night of July 4, 1776. The Dunlap Broadside does not include the names of all the signers. (National Archives Identifier 301682)

Today’s post comes from Andrew Grafton in the National Archives History Office.

Independence Day in the United States is celebrated on July 4, the day the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence.

If you ask just about any American, they can correctly identify that date.

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2016/08/02/making-it-official-the-day-the-declaration-of-independence-was-signed/

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Making it Official: The Day the Declaration of Independence was Signed
Independence Day in the United States is celebrated on July 4, the day the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence.

If you ask just about any American, they can correctly identify that date.

The author apparently didn't survey California high school students.