Olympia joins nationwide reading of Declaration of Independence for America's 250th birthday

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Olympia joins nationwide reading of Declaration of Independence for America's 250th birthday

Voices in Olympia joined others around the nation at 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, July 8, for a simultaneous reading of the Declaration of Independence. The America 250 civic event commemorated the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776. On that date, the declaration was read simultaneously at three designated locations on the East Coast after being ratified several days prior on July 4. Despite be…