Good News in History, July 2

On This Day: From Philadelphia’s heat to New York’s shore: The untold 250-year-old story of July 2nd 1776

The following is an installment of On This Day, a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. July 2, 1776 The early morning heat in downtown Philadelphia on July 2, 1776, hung like a heavy wool blanket, the kind of thick humidity that people of today recogniz…

July 2 in History: Independence Vote, Civil Rights Act and Earhart Disappearance

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution declaring that the American colonies were free and independent from Great Britain. Although July 4 later became the better-known date because it was attached to the public adoption of the Declaration of Independence, July 2 was the day the formal break was decided. At the time, this was a major turning point in the Atlantic world. It transformed a colonial rebellion i…

On This Day In 1776, Congress Held The Actual Vote For Independence

It was Tuesday, July 2, 1776. This was the vote. Not the final wording of the Declaration. Not the famous signatures. Not the date Americans would later celebrate with fireworks. On July 2, Congress approved independence. The vote adopted the first part of Richard Henry Lee’s resolution, declaring that the colonies were free and independent states. The final text of the Declaration would not be approved until July 4. John Adams, 40, understood t…

Good News in History, July 2

On this day, 250 years ago, a dying patriot rode all night through a storm so America could be born. Caesar Rodney, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware, was tending to protests by British loyalists on the night of July 1st when a storm brewed to the north. Suffering from asthma and a […] The post Good News in History, July 2 appeared first on Good News Network.