The first publication of the declaration of independence in the USA was in German language from a German newspaper in Boston. We know very well what's written there on what reason and what this means, although the USA had eliminated meanwhile the German language in the USA.
Close, but not quite.
I actually studied history...100 years ago but still.
July 4th 1776. The most American of all days. Fireworks and hot dogs. A day to remember the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. To spread the official news of American independence from Great Britain, the printer John Dunlap in Philadelphia was tasked to print broadsides of the Declaration, which were published and sent out across the country the next day, July 5th.1 Only three days later, on July 8th, a German-translation of the Declaration of Independence was published in broadside. A day later, the German-translation was published in a newspaper. This begs the question, why was there a German translation of the Declaration of Independence published so quickly after the original ratification and publication? The answer lies with the Pennsylvania Germans.
July 4th 1776. The most American of all days. Fireworks and hot dogs. A day to remember the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most important documents in the history of th…
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