The Answer Sheet: independence day and history


Posted at 10:13 AM ET, 07/02/2010

Declaration of Independence rough draft shows crossout
By Valerie Strauss
Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Library of Congress has this news: Hyperspectral imaging of Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft of the Declaration of Independence has confirmed that he originally wrote the phrase “our fellow subjects,” but then scrawled over it the word “citizens.”

By Valerie Strauss  |  10:13 AM ET, 07/02/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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