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439 When the Declaration of Independence Was News

Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History by Liz Covart

Apr 21, 202677:48Society & Culture

The Second Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, but it had absolutely no plan for telling the world about it. Congress sent just one copy of the Declaration to France. It was lost at sea. Printers...

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439 When the Declaration of Independence Was News is an episode from Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History by Liz Covart. The Second Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, but it had absolutely n...

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Published Apr 21, 2026, 77:48 long, audio available.

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