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This Day in History: Charles Carroll, Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1832, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the last living signatory...
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Nov 14, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The "non-signers" of the Constitution
On this day in 1819, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention passes away. Caleb Strong of Massachusetts attended the Convention, but...
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Nov 7, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Thomas Stone, Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1787, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. It’s been said that Thomas Stone died of a broken heart....
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Oct 5, 20242 min read
This Day in History: Nearly Forgotten Founder Roger Sherman
On this day in 1793, Roger Sherman passes away. He is best known as the only person to sign all four Revolutionary-era state documents:...
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Jul 23, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Elbridge Gerry, Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1744, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is born. Elbridge Gerry was nothing if not a determined Patriot. “If...
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Jul 17, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Benjamin Franklin
On this day in 1790, Benjamin Franklin passes away. “[P]erhaps no person in American history has taken on such emblematic and imaginative...
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Apr 17, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Lyman Hall, signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1724, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in Connecticut. Lyman Hall may have had the oddest path...
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Apr 12, 20243 min read
This Day in History: A Signer of the Declaration, in prison
On this day in 1809, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. The patriotic song “God Save our Thirteen States” is...
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Mar 6, 20243 min read
This Day in History: George Clymer, Signer
On this day in 1813, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution passes away. Only six men signed both...
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Jan 23, 20242 min read
This Day in History: John Hancock
On this day in 1737, John Hancock is born. You know him best because of his extravagantly big signature on the Declaration of...
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Jan 12, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Matthew Thornton, Signer of the Declaration
At about this time in 1776, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is selected to serve in the Continental Congress. He wouldn’t be...
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Sep 26, 20233 min read
This Day in History: George Wythe, Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1806, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. The circumstances surrounding George Wythe’s death were a...
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Jun 8, 20233 min read
This Day in History: George Ross, Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1730, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is born. If you’ve heard a story about George Ross, it probably wasn’t...
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May 10, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Rufus King, lesser-known Signer of the Constitution
On this day in 1755, a signer of the United States Constitution is born. Rufus King would go on to become the last Federalist candidate...
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Mar 24, 20233 min read
This Day in History: William Paca, signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1790, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is nominated to be a federal judge. William Paca was once described as a...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
This Day in History: A lesser-known Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1936, the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program erects its very first marker. Any guesses as to what person or...
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Jan 10, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Benjamin Rush, the only medical doctor to sign the Declaration
On this day in 1746, Benjamin Rush is born. He’s another of those Founders that most modern Americans don’t know too much about . . . but...
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Jan 4, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Oliver Wolcott, signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1797, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. You might be surprised to hear that this signer—Oliver...
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Dec 1, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Francis Hopkinson, Signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1737, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in Philadelphia. This signer, Francis Hopkinson, made unique...
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Sep 21, 20223 min read
This Day in History: George Taylor, Signer of the Declaration
On or around this day in 1716, a signer of the Declaration of Independence was born. Or maybe his birthday wasn’t in March after all....
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Mar 29, 20222 min read
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