Tag: declaration of independence
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First-ever Red Rocks naturalization ceremony draws most diverse group of new citizens
Colorado’s federal trial court held its first-ever naturalization ceremony for nearly 300 new citizens on Thursday at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. “We’re doing it to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the United States. Red Rocks is a particularly fitting location for this. It’s a place that, of course, reminds…
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Freedom Plane national tour brings founding U.S. documents to Colorado
The Freedom Plane, a Boeing 737 carrying a collection of founding documents, has taken to the skies to celebrate a quarter-millennium of U.S. independence and will make stops in eight museums across the country, including History Colorado. “History Colorado is deeply honored to be one of only eight cultural institutions across the country selected by…
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The interdependence at the heart of American independence | Vince Bzdek
Way up high in one of the gables of the Jefferson Memorial, a pediment sculpture depicts the renowned Committee of Five. The sculpture is a reminder that the Declaration of Independence was not the work of one man, Thomas Jefferson, but rather a close collaboration of five illustrious Founders. That’s right, the writing of our…