Signatures on the Document Declaration of Not one of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence was Independence born in America. Fact 19 Declaration of The first public reading of the signed Declaration of Independence took Independence place on July 8, 1776, in Philadelphia. Fact 20 Declaration of 9 of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence died before Independence the American Revolution ended in 1783. Fact 21 Declaration of The Declaration of Independence was signed by Thomas Lynch, Jr. Independence and Edward Rutledge when they were only 26 years of age. Fact 22 Declaration of Benjamin Franklin was 70 years old and the oldest to sign the Independence Declaration of Independence Fact 23 Declaration of Matthew Thornton, from New Hampshire, was the last man to sign the Independence document on November 4, 1776 Fact 24 Declaration of Signing the Declaration of Independence was extremely dangerous - a Independence treasonable act, punishable by death Fact 25 Declaration of Congress initially kept the names of the men who signed the document Independence secret until January 1777 to protect them from charges of treason Fact 26 Declaration of Two future presidents signed the Declaration: John Adams (second Independence President) and Thomas Jefferson (third President). Fact 27 Declaration of The original sheet of parchment measured 24¼ by 29¾ inches. Independence Fact 28 Declaration of ordered that the Declaration of Independence be read before the Independence American army in New York when it was first printed. Fact 29
Signatures on the Document Declaration of Independence Fact 19 Not one of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence was born in America. Declaration of Independence Fact 20 The first public reading of the signed Declaration of Independence took place on July 8, 1776, in Philadelphia. Declaration of Independence Fact 21 9 of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence died before the American Revolution ended in 1783. Declaration of Independence Fact 22 The Declaration of Independence was signed by Thomas Lynch, Jr. and Edward Rutledge when they were only 26 years of age. Declaration of Independence Fact 23 Benjamin Franklin was 70 years old and the oldest to sign the Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence Fact 24 Matthew Thornton, from New Hampshire, was the last man to sign the document on November 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Fact 25 Signing the Declaration of Independence was extremely dangerous - a treasonable act, punishable by death Declaration of Independence Fact 26 Congress initially kept the names of the men who signed the document secret until January 1777 to protect them from charges of treason Declaration of Independence Fact 27 Two future presidents signed the Declaration: John Adams (second President) and Thomas Jefferson (third President). Declaration of Independence Fact 28 The original sheet of parchment measured 24¼ by 29¾ inches. Declaration of Independence Fact 29 ordered that the Declaration of Independence be read before the American army in New York when it was first printed.
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