Sharing the Spirit of America - Reading of the Declaration of Independence

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence inside the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. Four days later, on July 8, 1776, after the Declaration was printed and distributed, the citizens of Philadelphia were summoned to the State House Yard by the bells of the city. Then, Colonel John Nixon publicly read the Declaration of Independence.

Led by America 250 Hawai’i, Americans in all 50 States and 16 Territories of the United States will read the Declaration of Independence ‘together’ on July 8, 2026. America spans some 9.500 miles from one extreme to the other (the Caribbean across North America to the western edge of the Pacific).

The Exchange Club of Falcon is hosting a public reading of the Declaration of Independence.There are 5 parts of the Declaration of Independence and we will have five people reading the Declaration. We will have community leaders, veterans, students, first responders and residents doing the public reading to reflect on the ideals of liberty, representative government, and civic responsibility that have shaped our nation for 250 years,

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