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1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone.The show is based on the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, telling a story of the efforts of John Adams to persuade his colleagues to vote for American independence and to sign the document.
The adoption of the Declaration of Independence was dramatized in the 1969 Tony Award-winning musical 1776 and the 1972 film version, as well as in the 2008 television miniseries John Adams. [174] [175] In 1970, The 5th Dimension recorded the opening of the Declaration on their album Portrait in the song "Declaration".
The text is excerpted from The Declaration of Independence, Song of Songs, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address, the Emancipation Proclamation and the writings, speeches or sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Paine, John Wise, Francis Fergusson and Red Jacket, the Seneca orator. [4]
It has the U.S. flag on its leather cover and includes the texts of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution before amendments, the Bill of Rights, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the chorus of Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA" in Greenwood's handwriting.
Happy 248th birthday to the United States of America! I read the Declaration of Independence in a video message annually to remind myself and the community of the great risks the Founding Fathers ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... in 1775 and the following year was the last delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence. [5] ... a popular English song ...
The Declaration of Independence. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 4, 2022 at 4:00 AM. In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States ...
Handprint On Declaration Of Independence Remains A Mystery. This weekend, Americans will hold barbecues and parades to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a document that's ...