Outspoken: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was breaking news

About this episode

The episode explores how the news of the Declaration of Independence's signing reached the public in 1776.

Most of us picture the Declaration of Independence as a faded parchment under glass, guarded in the National Archives and summoned for big speeches every Fourth of July. how the news of its signing actually reached the people it was meant to redefine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Declaration of Independence
• American history
• 1776
• news dissemination
• Fourth of July

Keywords

• Declaration of Independence
• 1776
• American history
• Fourth of July
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Declaration of Independence

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