Independence Date Debate Reveals July 2 as Key Act
William H. Michael argues the real act of independence occurred on July 2 1776 with the Lee resolution, while the July 4 document marked the adoption of a draft declaring independence. He notes signing occurred August 2 with the final signers completing dates through November and explains preservation efforts at the State Department.
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Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson
William H. Michael
Department ‘of State
United States
Mr. Michael
Richard Henry Lee
Michael
Léa
Great Britainia
Jefferson
Dickinson
Hancock
Thomson
Congress
John Hancock
Charles Thomson
Philadelphia
John Adama
Thay
Georgia
South Carolina
Hall
Philadelphis
Voning
Charles Thombie
Ehip
Department of State
Washington
Continental Congress
Independence Hall
Fathers of the Republic
Aigners
George Wythe
Virginia
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Oliver Walcott
Connecticut
Matthew Thornton
New Hampshire
Thomas McKean
Delaware
John Joachim Zubly
Savanagh
James Wright
Zubly
Bia
Ibérty
Jed
Ana
Georg
The Sage of Monticello and Jefferson’s Monticello estate
The Sage of Marshfield and The Sage of Monticello describe Thomas Jefferson as the sage whose Monticello home embodied his ideas of architecture and contentment. Born at Shadwell near Charlottesville, his fire destroyed the estate in 1770 and led him to Monticello two miles away where he built his famed mansion.
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Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Jefferson
Webster
Cape Cod
Virginia
Ittle Mount
Little Mount
Martha Sketton
Paris
Maria Conway
Vaaid
Bamboo for market eyed as new U S industry
The agriculture department reports successful introduction and farming of bamboo in Florida led by David Fairchild. After four years of work, a shipping method helps young plants grow, with tests planned at the bureau of standards. Bamboo’s strong, light timber suits furniture and subsurface irrigation pipes, with potential for planes and limited building use.
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Ashington
Department of Agriculture
Florida
David Fairchild
Bureau of Foreign Plant Introduction
Japan
Bureau of Standards
Glass Eye Found In Hotel Laundry Mixup
A hotel bellboy tracked a missing item to the laundry after a guest from Butte, Montana reported a valuable article wrapped in a handkerchief. The search ended when the boy uncovered a blue glass eye from D. A. Malcolm.
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D. A. Malcolm
Butts
Mont
Mr. Malcom
Filibuster Tales of Fame and Footgear Flare Up
A veteran Washington correspondent recalls a dramatic filibuster in the national capital. During a long session, Buck Kilgore of Texas kicked a green curtain door from the speaker's lobby and left the chamber, becoming temporarily famous. Manufacturers later sent him samples and requests to name boots after him.
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Washington
National Capital
Texas
Buck Kilgore
Kilgore
Racial and gender claims on math ability surveyed by U S Bureau
The United States Bureau of Education examined relative mathematical ability by gender and race. It notes that boys show more ability, girls more faithful effort, and both effects interact in mixed classes. It also reports mixed views among eleven southern schools on whether Negro students differ from white students in math ability.
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United States Bureau of Education
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Bureau
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Thomas Lynch, Jr
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