The Gettysburg Address-We The Kids Friendly Version
A long time ago—87 years ago, to be exact—our Founding Fathers created a new country right here in America. They believed in freedom and that all people are created equal. Now, we are in the middle of a terrible war between the North and South. We are standing on a battlefield where many brave soldiers gave their lives to keep our country united. It’s right that we honor them. But really, we can’t make this place more special—the brave soldiers already did that through their courage and sacrifice. What they did here is more powerful than anything we can say. [...]
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Signers of the Declaration of Independence – Hancock Posted on 08 June 2010 by admin Rachel Ann John Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on January 23rd, 1737. He was the first of 56 people who RISKED THEIR LIVES by signing the Declaration of Independence. John is and was well known for his extra large signature on the Declaration. He was the only one to sign this big and afterwards he exclaimed, “There, I guess King George will be able to read that!” John’s father died when he was just 7 years old in 1744. This must have been very [...]
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