On July 4, 1776, 56 men representing 13 British colonies in North America signed the Declaration of Independence. Richard Stockton of Princeton, New Jersey was one of them. That is why Americans celebrate our first national holiday today.
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On July 4, 1776, 56 men representing 13 British colonies in North America signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Since then, Americans celebrated that day as our first national holiday. Years later, Abraham Lincoln stopped at Independence Hall in
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Every February, we hold a fundraiser that pays roughly two thirds of our expenses for the year. Past keynote speakers included Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Alex Newman, Rev. Thomas Michaels, Hon. Paul Porreca, State Senator Jack Ciattarelli, Steve Lonegan, Rick
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We read these “sentiments” of our Declaration of Independence at the beginning of our breakfast discussions every Saturday morning. We invite you to pick up a few of these postcards and give them to your friends, family, neighbors, and
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On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves held in “states in rebellion”. However, those slaves did not actually become free until roughly another 200,000 whites died fighting for the Union to make them free.Â
In 1968, Democrat President Lyndon Johnson and a Democrat super majority in Congress adopted the Uniform Monday Holiday Law. They eliminated Washington?s February 22d birthday as a national holiday. They ignored Abraham Lincoln?s February 12th birthday.?? They replaced it
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Reprinted from Shore News Local. In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson and Congress adopted the Uniform Monday Holiday Law and made Columbus Day a new national holiday. Washington’s Birthday is now part of Presidents Weekend and no longer a national holiday
The next few months are important.?? A Republican President and a Republican majority now have a second chance to reverse 28 years of federal government failures that weakened and divided America. Here in New Jersey, we will soon elect a
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Nearly 150 years ago, Americans dedicated a cemetery at Gettysburg, just as we dedicate this monument to Richard Somers and his crew of the Intrepid today.??? They gathered?to honor the heroes of that battle, as we gather?to honor Richard Somers
Mr. Cuyler: I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself standing here, in this place, where were collected together the wisdom, the patriotism, the devotion to principle, from which sprang the institutions under which we live. You have kindly
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