On This Day In 1776, Congress Ordered The Declaration Onto Parchment As Washington Built Defenses

It was Friday, July 19, 1776. The Declaration of Independence had been approved, printed, carried across the states and read aloud to crowds and soldiers. It still did not exist in the form Americans recognize today. Congress changed that. Lawmakers ordered the Declaration “fairly engrossed on parchment” under the title “The unanimous declaration of the […]

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