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Is there any truth to Meck Dec Day? Museum staff say maybe we just ‘have fun with it’
The signing day, called Meck Dec Day, is celebrated across Charlotte every May 20. Celebrations were held around the city on ...
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Column: A Betrayal of Our Founders
The Declaration of Independence stands as the most quintessentially “American” of all our founding documents. More than just a proclamation of separation from Great Britain, it articulates universal p ...
Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney to America’s roster of honored patriotic sites
Disney parks have become stops on a secular pilgrimage made by presidents and ordinary citizens alike, places to understand ...
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Is an unassuming spot next to I-485 the birthplace of American independence?
One Man’s Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence.” He joins WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk more ...
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Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Mark Jerrell reads Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
May 20 is "Meck Dec Day," marking the date in 1775 when the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was said to have been ...
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Cheers to 250 years of independence
Charlotte is celebrating 250 years of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence today. Yes, Charlotte declared independence ...