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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Reading of the Declaration of Independence



Just as the Declaration of Independence was read to the people on July 8, 1776, now, 250-years later, Americans in all 50 States, 5 Territories, the District of Columbia, and Minor Outlying Islands of the United States will read the Declaration of Independence 'together'.

Even though the United States is spread across thousands of miles and ten different time zones, all of us in America may read the Declaration of Independence 'together', at the 'same' time. Unlike the extent of the Colonies in 1776, today, America spans about 9,500-miles from one extreme to the other (the Caribbean across North America to the western edge of the Pacific).

Members of the Kings Mountain and Watagua Chapters of the SAR, State of Franklin DAR and others participated in the reading of The Declaration of Independence.