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Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: Congress Adopts the Declaration

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This summer, take a Virtual Journey with the 威尼斯人娱乐场 to find out how the Declaration of Independence came to be. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 is the permanent home of the original Declaration of Independence.

Our Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence takes place on the following dates: June 7, June 11, July 2, July 4, July 9, July 19, and August 2. Each step of the Journey will go live on the by 1 p.m. of the program date. Join us along with historical re-enactors to learn more about the Declaration of Independence.

Find out what happened on July 2, our third step of the Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence, when John Adams shares his thoughts on government on the date when Congress reconvened and prepared to officially adopt the Declaration.

Celebrate July 4 and the fourth step of the Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence by learning how John Dunlap printed his famous copies of the declaration鈥攏ow known as the Dunlap broadside.

Travel with us on July 9 for our fifth step of our Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence. Trace the path of the Declaration as copies were sent across the colonies to be read in public places, and find out Abigail Adams's response to hearing it read in Boston.

On July 19, the sixth step of the Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence, learn from Timothy Matlack about the parchment and ink he used for the final version. 

August 2 is the final step of the Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence. On this day when the document was officially signed, listen to Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Oney Judge (formerly enslaved by George Washington), Abigail Adams, and Ned Hector (a soldier from the Battle of Brandywine) discuss the Declaration as a building block for the new United States and describe its permanent home in the Rotunda of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 in Washington, DC.