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Il y a 4 jours · Thomas McKean, painted by Charles Willson Peale aft er 1787. (Public Domain) Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 - June 24, 1817) was the son of William McKean from Co Antrim who came to Pennsylvania via the city of Derry as a child and later married Letitia Finney whose family had also emigrated from Ireland.
Il y a 1 jour · Goddard's printing, dubbed the "Goddard Broadside," didn't include Delaware representative Thomas McKean, who was late signing the document after January 1777, when Goddard printed the copies.
Il y a 1 jour · Goddard’s printing, dubbed the “Goddard Broadside,” didn’t include Delaware representative Thomas McKean, who was late signing the document after January 1777, when Goddard printed the copies.
Il y a 2 jours · Pennsylvania and South Carolina voted against declaring independence. The New York delegation abstained, lacking permission to vote for independence. Delaware cast no vote because the delegation was split between Thomas McKean, who voted yes, and George Read, who voted no.
Il y a 4 jours · Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
Il y a 4 jours · New York cast no vote until the newly elected New York Convention upheld the Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1776. Lee’s resolution led to the creation of the “Committee of Five,” comprised of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
Il y a 5 jours · Wed, July 3, 2024, 9:35 PM EDT · 7 min read. Editor's note: In honor of Independence Day — this year, we mark 248 years since the United States parted with Great Britain — we present the nation's founding document, the Declaration of Independence. America can — and must — ensure that all its people, created equal, can embrace their ...
