According to the Writer’s Almanac, it’s the birthday of the man who said, “America did not invent human rights. In a very real way, human rights invented America.” That’s Jimmy Carter, born in Plains, Georgia (1924). This is both so correct …
Tag: Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Declaration of Independence
According to the Writer’s Almanac, today is the anniversary of the official signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. They write: “It was introduced as a resolution by Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia on June 7, 1776 — …
