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"Pulling Down the Statue of King George III" by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, circa 1859. On the night of July 9, 1776, after the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Washington's troops, a crowd in lower Manhattan tore down the gilded lead statue of the king and recast it into musket balls.

New York Authorizes Independence: July 9, 1776

July 9, 2026

On July 9, 1776, New York became the thirteenth and last colony to authorize independence. That same night, its citizens tore down a two-ton statue of King George III on Bowling Green and melted it down into bullets.

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Button Gwinnett, one of three Georgia delegates who voted for independence on July 2, 1776. His signature is among the rarest and most valuable of any signer of the Declaration of Independence, because he died in a duel less than a year later.

Georgia Votes for Independence: July 2, 1776

July 2, 2026

On July 2, 1776, Georgia's three delegates voted for independence in the Continental Congress. None of them had been born in Georgia. The youngest colony was represented by a merchant from Gloucestershire alongside a defrocked Connecticut minister and a Virginia-born lawyer.

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Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence at age 26, who changed his vote from no to yes on the night of July 1, 1776 to bring South Carolina over for independence

South Carolina Votes Yes: July 2, 1776

July 2, 2026

On July 2, 1776, South Carolina voted for independence in the Continental Congress. The night before, the youngest delegate in the entire Congress, Edward Rutledge at age 26, had changed his mind and brought his colony over.

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Samuel Chase of Maryland, who spent the week of June 20 to June 28, 1776 riding through Maryland counties to reverse the Convention's instructions and authorize Maryland's delegates to vote for independence

Maryland Changes Its Mind: June 28, 1776

June 28, 2026

On June 28, 1776, Maryland reversed its long-standing opposition to independence in a single week. Samuel Chase rode through the countryside changing county instructions one town meeting at a time.

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"Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. The iconic painting of Washington's surprise Christmas 1776 crossing from Pennsylvania into New Jersey, six months after New Jersey authorized independence on June 21, 1776

New Jersey Authorizes Independence: June 21, 1776

June 21, 2026

On June 21, 1776, New Jersey authorized its delegates to vote for independence, six days after arresting William Franklin, the sitting royal governor and Benjamin Franklin's estranged son.

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Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Continental Congress met and, after the June 18, 1776 Conference of Committees, Pennsylvania authorized its delegates to vote for independence

Pennsylvania's Conference of Committees: June 18, 1776

June 18, 2026

On June 18, 1776, Pennsylvania's pro-independence faction bypassed the colonial Assembly and held a Conference of Committees in Philadelphia. That parallel body finally authorized Pennsylvania's delegates to vote for independence.

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The Delaware state quarter depicts Caesar Rodney on horseback, commemorating his all-night ride through a thunderstorm on July 1 and 2, 1776, to cast Delaware's tiebreaking vote for independence in the Continental Congress

Delaware Separates From Britain and Pennsylvania: June 15, 1776

June 15, 2026

On June 15, 1776, Delaware became the first colony to separate from two sovereignties at once: the British crown and the government of Pennsylvania. Two weeks later, Caesar Rodney rode through a thunderstorm to cast its tiebreaking vote for independence.

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Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire, physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence. The second signer after John Hancock, and one of the delegates authorized by the New Hampshire General Court on June 15, 1776

New Hampshire Authorizes Independence: June 15, 1776

June 15, 2026

On June 15, 1776, New Hampshire's General Court authorized its delegates to vote for independence. But the state had already written its own constitution six months earlier, the first American colony to do so.

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Roger Sherman of Connecticut, painted by Ralph Earl in 1775. The only person to sign all four of America's founding documents, and a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence

Connecticut Authorizes Independence: June 14, 1776

June 14, 2026

On June 14, 1776, Connecticut's General Assembly voted unanimously to authorize its delegates in the Continental Congress to propose independence. One of those delegates, Roger Sherman, was already drafting the Declaration of Independence.

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Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, who carried the May 15, 1776 instructions from the Virginia Convention to the Continental Congress and introduced the resolution for American independence

Virginia Tells Philadelphia to Declare Independence: May 15, 1776

May 15, 2026

On May 15, 1776, the Virginia Convention voted unanimously to instruct its delegates to propose independence to the Continental Congress. Richard Henry Lee carried the motion north, and it became the resolution that launched the Declaration.

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The Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts, where the Declaration of Independence was first read aloud from the balcony on July 18, 1776

Massachusetts Asks the Towns: May 10, 1776

May 10, 2026

On May 10, 1776, the Massachusetts House of Representatives sent the question of independence back to every town meeting in the colony. Here's what happened next.

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The Old State House in Providence, Rhode Island, where the General Assembly passed the Act of Renunciation on May 4, 1776. 19th-century engraving from "Picturesque Rhode Island."

Rhode Island Goes First: The Act of Renunciation, May 4, 1776

May 4, 2026

On May 4, 1776, two months before the Declaration of Independence, Rhode Island became the first American colony to formally renounce its allegiance to King George III. Here's the story of the Act of Renunciation.

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North Carolina state flag, bearing the date April 12, 1776 — the date of the Halifax Resolves

The Halifax Resolves: The First Vote for American Independence

April 12, 2026

On April 12, 1776, North Carolina became the first colony to authorize its delegates to vote for independence from Britain. Here's the story of the Halifax Resolves and why they mattered.

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Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull, 1819 — public domain, Library of Congress

America 250: What the Semiquincentennial Means and Why It Matters

March 30, 2026

On July 4, 2026, the United States turns 250 years old. Here's what the semiquincentennial means, why this anniversary is unlike any other, and how the country is celebrating.

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2025 White House Heritage Collection Ornament - The Oval Office, finished in 24k gold

Inside the Oval Office: The Most Powerful Room in the World

February 15, 2026

The Oval Office is the most recognized room in the world. But why is it oval? The answer goes back to George Washington, a shipwrecked British vessel, and a century of presidents leaving their mark on the same four curved walls.

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