The Declaration of Independence Packs History-Changing Power

July 3, 2026 World News

Detail of John Trumbull’s 1819 painting “Declaration of Independence,” detailing the five-man drafting committee — John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin — presenting the Declaration to John Hancock and the Congress.

COMMENTARY: That power resonates beyond the shores of the United States 250 years later.

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