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Tonganoxie joins national ceremony in reading Declaration of Independence
Gallagher Park was the site this past week for an event that was taking place simultaneously across the United States. Tonganoxie Community Historical Society organized the local reading of the Declaration of Independence. Local residents took turns reading parts of the document at 5 p.m. local time Wednesday, July 8, at Gallagher Park. The Hawaii America 250 Commission led the initiative in reading the Declaration of Independence throughout the country and its territories. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. And though Independence Day is celebrated annually ...
