Learn what happened on September 11, 2021. Discover how and why America was attacked, including the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Washington, D.C. Review the motivations of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.

Explore how 9/11 altered the course of history in America and globally, including its psychological and intangible toll. Listen to news coverage of the terrorist attacks as they unfolded, interviews, and speeches by then President George W. Bush. 

Appreciate the sacrifices of the first responders and the courageous passengers and crew of United 93 who fought back. The legacies of those who died that day should never be forgotten — especially the heroes of United 93 and the first responders. As the anchor date of Patriot Week, we commemorate this important anniversary with reverence to the heroes we lost that day.

We should not be so naive as to think that we are a Fortress America that cannot be attacked, and we must know and be prepared for those who hate us because of what we stand for.

Highlights include the flashbulb effect, plane hijackers, al Qaeda, 9/11 Commission Report, American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, United Airlines Flight 93, Dulles International Airport, Computer Assisted Prescreening System (CAPPS), box cutters, Boeing 767, cockpit takeover, World Trade Center Attack (1 World Trade Center and 2 World Trade Center), truck bombing of World Trade Center, Barbara Olson, Pentagon, War of 1812, Federal Aviation Agency Herndon Command Center, Todd Beamer, Let’s Roll, Lisa Jefferson, Cynthia Bowers, Shanksville Pennsylvania, N. J. Burkett, New York City Police, New York Port Authority officers, New York Fire Department, Stephen Siller, Stephen Siller Foundation National Tunnel to Towers, Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, St. Francis of Assisi (Franciscans), Jay Price, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, 9-11 President Bush Address, September 14 Comments by President George W. Bush at Ground Zero a/k/a The Bullhorn Speech (I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked the buildings will hear all of us soon),  Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, jihad, Usama bin Laden (a/k/a Osama bin Laden a/k/a Usama bin Ladin), Sunni branch of Islam, Prophet Mohammed, Shia branch of Islam, the Caliphate, Sharia Law, Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia military bases, Battle of Mogadishu a/k/a Somalia Blackhawk Down, Beirut bombing of US Marines, Ayman al Zawahiri, fatwa, World Islamic Front, War on Terror, 9-11 compensation fund, Afghanistan War a/k/a Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraq War a/k/a Operation Iraqi Freedom a/k/a Operation New Dawn, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Patriot Act, Freedom Tower, Islamic State a/k/a Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant a/k/a the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) a/k/a Arabic acronym Da’ish, and more.

To learn more about American History & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book, The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026) at The Revolutionary Words that Forged America: The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence: Warren, Judge Michael: 9781645721208: Amazon.com: Books.

On America 250/Semiquincentennial, learn why understanding the Declaration of Independence is important, especially in these tumultuous times when patriotism is at an all-time low. 

Discover why the Second Continental Congress decided to have a Declaration of Independence and how a committee of five of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston were chosen to draft it. 

Explore why John Adams insisted that Thomas Jefferson draft it, and how the Committee and the Second Continental Congress changed Jefferson's draft. 

Hear the entire Declaration of Independence, the most profound words written in the English language that were approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

Most Americans have never read the entire Declaration of Independence and have a elementary grade level understanding of it. Most remember the soaring words of the second paragraph (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among the are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”), and maybe the last clause (“we mutually pledge our to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor”), and have not reviewed in any detail the remainder of the 1320 words. The rest is not just taxation without representation. There were 27 grievances listed by the Founding Fathers, of which taxation without representation is but one. 

In addition to the amazing, stirring words we are familiar with, and with the exceptions of John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, nearly no one knows the entire roster of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 

The full roster of the signers is John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, Carter Braxton, Charles Carroll of Carrolton, Samuel Chase, Abraham Clark, George Clymer, William Ellery, William Floyd, Benjamin Franklin, Elbridge Gerry, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Benjamin Harrison, John Hart, Joseph Hewes, Thomas Hayward, Jr., William Hooper, Stephen Hopkins, Francis Hopkinson, Samuel Huntington, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Laws, Philip Livingston, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas McKean, Arthur Middleton, Lewis Morris, Robert Morris, John Morton, Thomas Nelson, Jr. , William Paca, Robert Treat Paine, John Penn, George Read, Caesar Rodney, George Ross, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman, James Smith, Richard Stockton, Thomas Stone, George Taylor, Matthew Thorton, George Walton, William Whipple, William Williams, James Wilson, John Witherspoon, Oliver Wolcott, and George Wythe.

Listen at your leisure to the amazing Declaration of Independence. Read the entire Declaration of Independence here: https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/24/the-declaration-of-independence-september-11/

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Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026), at Amazon, or other major online retailers. It reviews the Declaration of Independence line-by-line.

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Learn how the Declaration of Independence is unique in world history and why it and America are worth celebrating.

Understand that it announces our Founding First Principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, the Social Compact, equality, and revolution (the right to alter or abolish an oppressive government). 

Explore highlights of the 28 grievances, including the King’s refusal to assent to colonial laws, including suppressing the slave trade, the King’s destruction of the North Carolina courts, the suppression of the right to jury, the Parliament’s and King’s subversion of self-government by declaring Parliament had the authority to legislate for the colonies in all cases whatsoever (the Declaratory Act), and the suspension of colonial legislatures.

The hosts also explore their FAVORITE items about why America is the greatest country in world history, including historical figures, sports, foods, bourbon, authors, monuments, movies, TV shows, and so much more. Did we say bourbon?

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book, The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026), available on Amazon or other major online retailers. Revolutionary Words is a deep dive, line-by-line review of the Declaration of Independence.

Read the entire Declaration of Independence here: ⁠⁠https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/24/the-declaration-of-independence-september-11/⁠⁠

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Commemorate Juneteenth and reflect on its origins, history, meaning, and traditions.

Learn about the prevalence and acceptance of slavery in world history (such as in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Athens, Rome, Britain, England, and Europe) and its development in the colonies and the United States. Examine the cruel and barbaric slave trade and Middle Passage across the ocean from first hand accounts.

Explore how some Founding Fathers such as Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton opposed slavery, and George Washington emancipated his slaves. Learn how Thomas Jefferson trembled for the future of the country because of slavery, and how he banned slavery in the Northwest Territory and signed the law banning the slave trade in America. 

Learn how the opposition to slavery led to sharp divisions in the country, eventually exploding into the Civil War.

Review how President Abraham Lincoln shifted his original position and supported the emancipation of the slaves as a wartime measure, and implemented emancipation through the first and final Emancipation Proclamations. Learn how the final Emancipation Proclamation only freed those enslaved by the Confederate States of America.

Learn how many enslaved first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation for the first time on June 19, 1865 by virtue of Union General Gordan Granger General's Order No. 3 issued in Galveston, Texas after the Union army occupies the city, but only after the 25th Army Corps — primarily composed of African American Union troops — liberate Galveston.

Review how slavery was finally abolished through the ratification of the 13th Amendment and treaties with Native American tribes (who held slaves) such as the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw.

Explore how June 19 becomes a new celebration - called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, and finally Juneteenth - and the celebration spread across the nation, and was finally recognized as a federal holiday in the wake of the George Floyd killing in 2021. 

Listen to several Juneteenth Presidential Proclamations by Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.

Focus on how commercialism is starting to creep into the Juneteenth celebrations.

Highlights include Christina Snyder’s book Slavery in Indian Country, The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America,  Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa), the Great Awakening, chattel slavery, Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, Eli Whitney & the cotton gin, Missouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, Lincoln Douglas debates, "A House Divided" Abraham Lincoln speech, presidential election of 1860, Declaration of Independence, abolitionists, Fort Sumter, Civil War, Grand Army of the Republic, Horace Greeley, Gideon Wells, William Seward, Antietam, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln First Inaurual Address, Lincoln Second Inaugural Address, Richard Hofstadlter's American Political Tradition, bill of lading, General Robert E. Lee, Appotomattox Court House, CSS Shenandoah, Union General Gordan Granger General Order No. 3, and much more.

To learn more about America & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Check out Judge Michael Warren's new book, The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026).

Judge Michael Warren’s book, the Declaration of Independence, is available on Amazon at:

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The Declaration of Independence forever transforms our

understanding of equality, liberty, and the proper role of

government. Its revolutionary philosophical framework is

the bedrock foundation of the Constitution and our system

of self-government. Yet America’s most important

document is largely forgotten, misunderstood, and even

attacked—fueling a crisis in the American spirit that

threatens the nation’s very survival.

Marking its 250th anniversary, in The Revolutionary Words

that Forged America, Judge Michael Warren provides a

line-by-line (often word-by-word) analysis of America’s

charter—its drafting, historical circumstances, underlying

philosophy, and legal force. He contrasts the Founders’

beliefs and aspirations with their opposites throughout

world history—including communism, fascism, royal

despotism, dictatorships, and caste societies.

This book also provides a sorely needed review and

thorough analysis of the Declaration’s twenty-eight

grievances. Without the grievances, the rest of the

Declaration is just a beautiful, empty shell of wonderful

poetry. Americans are rebelling against a bloody tyranny,

and the grievances explain why. Many of the issues that

confront the Founders in 1776 echo throughout the ages—

including today.

This deep and illuminating review paves the way for

restoring America’s First Principles of the rule of law,

unalienable rights, limited government, the Social

Compact, equality, and the right to alter or abolish

oppressive government. The time has come to reclaim the

Declaration and save the very idea of America—and this is

the definitive guide.

Endorsements

“As Judge Warren notes in this excellent treatise on America’s beginnings, the greatest threat to our country’s future comes from within. Too many Americans have lost touch with the vision and

principles our Founding Fathers laid out in the Declaration of Independence. After 250 years, it’s more important than ever. This should be a must-read for every American.”

––Ingrid Jacques, National Opinion Columnist, USA Today

“By reacquainting Americans with the Declaration of Independence, Judge Warren explains the ‘foundation of our freedoms’ and why America is truly the ‘last best hope on Earth.’ Revolutionary Words is both magisterial and accessible; timely

and enduring; written for the scholar and for the citizen; and brings new life to the Declaration and new perspective to the Constitution. A remarkable revisitation of our nation’s heritage.”

––Stephen Markman, Retired Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court

“Many authors have sought to interpret the Declaration of Independence. Most have attempted to do so by analyzing its themes and values. Only a few have addressed every word in text. None has done so with the clarity, vision, historical appreciation, and judicial perspective of Judge Michael Warren. True to the first principles of natural rights and limited government, Judge Warren has given us a standard against which other works will now be measured; and soon to be a regarded as a classic.”

––Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, TV Commentator, and New York

Judge Michael Warren’s book, the Declaration of Independence, is available on Amazon at:

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We commemorate the brave sacrifices of our fallen soldiers because they gave their last full measure of devotion for our country and liberty.

Learn how Memorial Day started as a tribute to fallen Union soldiers in the Civil War. It started through many local efforts and became a national, uniform celebration with the leadership of General Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Explore how over time, Memorial Day was the setting for brilliant speeches and commemorations, and changed to include all war dead during World War I.

Review how more recently, a 1 minute silent Moment of Remembrance has been added to Memorial Day, which occurs at 3:00 pm local time.

The future of our country and freedom rests with us to carry on their supreme sacrifices, and to failure to remember that could lead to our doom.

Highlights include statistics about America’s war dead, Pericles, Thucydides, Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, David Wills, Edward Everett, Patriot Week, Leah Warren, Arlington National Cemetary, Major General John Logan, the Grand Army of the Republic, Logan’s General Order No. 11, President James Garfield, Frederick Douglass, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Decoration Day, John McCrae, We Shall Not Sleep, a/k/a In Flanders Fields, Mania Michael, Ladies Home Journal, Armistice Day, veterans Day, Uniform Monday Holiday Act, National Moment of Remembrance Act, Carmella LaSpanda, President Bill Clinton, and many others.

To learn more about America & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s new book The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026) and America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History at amazon, or other major on-line retailers.

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Learn the real story of Lexington & Concord on April 19, 1775 and the Shot Heard 'Round the World — which changed America and the world forever.

Well before the Declaration of Independence, the British had determined that they would end Americans’ resistance to British tyranny by crushing them militarily.

The British believed that they would easily cower the Americans into submission with a decisive military strike and the arrest of some of the leaders of the resistance, especially John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

Follow the Patriots and the British during the lead up to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and experience the battles first hand. Explore what really happened on Paul Revere’s ride, and discover the unsung heroes Dr. Joseph Warren, William Dawes, and others.

The British confrontation at Lexington sparked the Shot Heard ‘Round the World and ended in a small massacre of Americans.

The British confrontation in Concord was eventually driven off, and the British were lucky to escape with their lives over a long and harrowing retreat. They suffered many casualties and inflicted barbaric attacks on Americans.

The colonies were not cowed into submission but rallied to military action and to militarily surround British occupied Boston.

Although it would take more than a year for Americans to make the final break with the English Empire with the Declaration of Independence, the stage was set, and over a decade of political and economic resistance to English oppression transfigured into open warfare.

Highlights include the Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts a/k/a Coercive Acts, King George III, Lord Dartmouth a/k/a William Ledge, House of Commons, Earl of Sandwich a/k/a/ John Montagu, John Pitcairn, General Thomas Gage, Boston Port Act (1774), Green Dragon Tavern, colonial intelligence committees, John Hancock, Dr. Joseph Warren, Benjamin Church, Samuel Adams, Lexington Massachusetts, Concord Massachusetts, Paul Revere, “one if by land and two if by sea” lantern warning signal by Paul Revere, North Church, John Crozie, Cambridge Massachusetts, Sons of Liberty, William Dawes, Reverend Jonas Clark, Charlestown Neck, Captain John Parker, Sylanus Wood, Robert Douglass, Major Mitchel, Paul Revere & William Dawes Midnight Ride, April 19 1775, Buckman Tavern, Shot Heard ‘Round the World, Lieutenant John Barker, King’s Own Royal Regiment of Lancaster, Dr. Samuel Prescott, General John Palmer, Phillip’s Farm, Israel Bissel, colonial militia, Colonel James Barrett, Concord River, redcoats, minutemen, John Barker, Lieutenant Frederick MacKenzie, “King Hancock forever!”, Brigadier General Earl Percy, Reverend Jonas Clark, John E. Ferling, Catherine Louisa Smith, Abigail Adams, John Adams, Massachusetts Provincial Assembly (a/k/a Massachusetts Provincial Congress), Call to Arms adopted by Massachusetts Provincial Assembly (written by Dr. Joseph Warren), George Washington, American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, and more.

To learn more about American History, the Constitution, our holidays, & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Read the entire Declaration of Independence here: https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/24/the-declaration-of-independence-september-11/

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s new book The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026) & his original book America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History (Mill City Press, 2007) at Amazon and other major online retailers.

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Learn how by mid-December, 1776, the American Revolution was in desperate straits. 

Explore that after a series of defeats, the American Army had retreated through New Jersey and was stationed in Pennsylvania — with the British Army across the Delaware River. The Continental Army was on the verge of utter collapse.

Overconfident, the British went into Winter Quarters. 

Congress gave George Washington enormous authority, and Washington used the lull in fighting and his new power to reorganize and strengthen his troops. 

Washington and his officers designed a daring attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey. Before the battle, Washington inspired the troops through the reading of Thomas Paine’s American Crisis. Follow Washington's troops through the winter storm, the crossing of the nearly frozen Delaware River, an arduous march, and the pitched battle. The fate of the new nation depends on it.

Through divine intervention, Washington was able to mount a surprise attack on the hated Hessian troops in Trenton, winning an improbable victory, which became a critical turning point in the war.

Highlights include David Hackett Fisher, Washington’s Crossing, James McPherson, Christmas 1776, Delaware River, Hessian soldiers, Trenton New Jersey, Your Excellency, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Long Island a/k/a the Battle of Brooklyn a/k/a/ the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, Continental Army, Brooklyn Heights, Battle of Harlem Heights, New York City, Thomas Paine, Common Sense, General Charles Lee, General William Howe, The American Crisis, Federalist Papers, Pennsylvania Journal, Second Continental Congress, Henry Steel Commager, Richard B. Morris, James Gant, Colonel Johann Rall, Colonel Joseph Reed, militia, Hessians, Hanoverians, Mechlenburghers, Christmas Day, Fifer John Greenwood, General James Ewing, Colonel John Cadwalader, Highlanders, General Israel Putnam, Christmas Eve, American Crisis No. 1, “These are the times that try men’s souls,” Lieutenant Andreas Von Wiederholdt, Major Friedrich von Dechow, Captain Thomas Rodney, Daniel Hitchcock, Lieutenant Widerholdt, Victory or Death!, Sergeant Madden, General Nathanael Greene, Captain William Hull, the first use of synchronized watches to time a military battle, Captain George Wallis, Adam Stephens, Virginia’s Fourth Regiment, Major John Sullivan, artillery barrage, future President James Monroe, General Henry Knox, Battle of Trenton, and many others.

To learn more about George Washington the American Revolution & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s upcoming new book, The Revolutionary Words that Forged America - The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence (Republic Books 2026), available for pre-order on amazon.com (release date, April 14, 2026).

Merry Christmas!

Learn that the idea of gratitude and giving thanks is an ancient concept for mankind and is expressly elevated in the Bible.

Review how days of thanksgiving were originally commemorated in the English colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts, with the English dissenters, the Pilgrims, having the most influential celebrations.

In the colonial era, Thanksgiving celebrations were centered on specific events and circumstances and accordingly occurred at different times.

As Americans united against British tyranny, they made continental-wide proclamations through the Continental Congress, but again, they were tied to specific events and times.President George Washington issued the first two Thanksgiving Proclamations under the Constitution.

Sarah Josepha Hale’s drive to create a uniform, nationwide celebration was embraced by Lincoln and his successors, and it became firmly fixed to the Fourth Thursday of November under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Feasts, running, football, parades, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday all flow from this powerful day of gratitude.

Highlights include the Bible, Thessalonians 5:16-18, Colossians 2:7, Psalm 100:4, Colossians 4:2, Psalm 92, Philippians 4:6, King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth Anne Boleyn, Church of England, John Calvin, Puritans, Common Book of Prayers, King James I, Pilgrims, Mayflower, Plymouth England, Plymouth Harbor Massachusetts, Mayflower Compact, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Samoset, Squanto, Wampanoag, William Bedford, Thanksgiving commemoration, Melanie Kirkpatrick, Thanksgiving The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience, William Bradford, Berkeley Plantation a/k/a Berkeley Hundred, The Margaret, John Woodlief, Jamestown, the Starving Time, Chief Opechancanough, Massacre of 1622, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New Amsterdam, First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress, Day of Humiliation Fasting and Prayer (1776), Henry Laurens, Thanksgiving Day Proclamation (1777), Battle of Saratoga, Thomas McKean, Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer (December 18, 1781), George Washington, James Madison, Elias Boudinot, Aedanus Burke, Thomas Tudor Tucker, Federalist Party, Anti-Federalists, Peter Silvester, Roger Sherman, Articles of Confederation, Continental Association, Constitution, William Samuel Johnson, Ralph Izard, Washington Thanksgiving Day Proclamation (October 3, 1789 for November 26, 1789), Whiskey Rebellion, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Letter, James Madison, First Amendment, War of 1812, Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Josepha Hale, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Northwood: A Tale of New England, Vassar College, domestic science, Ladies’ Magazine, Godey’s Lady’s Book, Civil War, William Seward, Andrew Johnson, Lincoln Thanksgiving Proclamation (October 3, 1863 and October 24, 1864), President Franklin Delano Roosevelt a/k/a FDR, National Retail Dry Goods Association, Franksgiving, Allen Treadway, Earl Michener, FDR Thanksgiving Speech (1938), President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Johnson Thanksgiving Speech (1963), President John F. Kennedy, President Ronald Reagan, Reagan Thanksgiving Speech (October 19, 1984 and 1986), President Barak Obama, Obama Thanksgiving Speech (2009), President George W. Bush, President Bush Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops in Iraq, President Donald Trump, Trump Thanksgiving Day visit to troops in Afghanistan, Trump Speech to troops on Thanksgiving, President Bill Clinton, Clinton Pardoning of Turkey Speech (1997), Presidential Pardons of Turkey, Thanksgiving Dinner & Feast, Thanksgiving parades, Grumbles, Macy’s, Hudson’s, Turkey Trot, National Football League (NFL) Thanksgiving Games, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Walter Camp, Collegiate Football Thanksgiving Games, George A. Richards, The Chicago Bears, Saturday Night Live (SNL), Black Friday, Giving Tuesday, Henry Timms, Cyber Monday, and many others.

To learn more about America & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org.

Learn why understanding the Declaration of Independence is important especially in these tumultuous times when patriotism is at an all time low. 

Discover why the Second Continental Congress decided to have a Declaration of Independence and how a committee of five of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston were chosen to draft it. 

Explore why John Adams insisted that Thomas Jefferson draft it, and how the Committee and the Second Continental Congress changed Jefferson's draft. 

Hear the entire Declaration of Independence, the most profound words written in the English language that were approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

Most Americans have never read the entire Declaration of Independence and have a elementary grade level understanding of it. Most remember the soaring words of the second paragraph (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among the are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”), and maybe the last clause (“we mutually pledge our to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor”), and have not reviewed in any detail the remainder of the 1320 words. The rest is not just taxation without representation. There were 27 grievances listed by the Founding Fathers, of which taxation without representation is but one. 

In addition to the amazing, stirring words we are familiar with, and with the exceptions of John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, nearly no one knows the entire roster of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 

The full roster of the signers is John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, Carter Braxton, Charles Carroll of Carrolton, Samuel Chase, Abraham Clark, George Clymer, William Ellery, William Floyd, Benjamin Franklin, Elbridge Gerry, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Benjamin Harrison, John Hart, Joseph Hewes, Thomas Hayward, Jr., William Hooper, Stephen Hopkins, Francis Hopkinson, Samuel Huntington, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Laws, Philip Livingston, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas McKean, Arthur Middleton, Lewis Morris, Robert Morris, John Morton, Thomas Nelson, Jr. , William Paca, Robert Treat Paine, John Penn, George Read, Caesar Rodney, George Ross, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Edward Rutledge, Roger Sherman, James Smith, Richard Stockton, Thomas Stone, George Taylor, Matthew Thorton, George Walton, William Whipple, William Williams, James Wilson, John Witherspoon, Oliver Wolcott, and George Wythe.

Listen at your leisure to the amazing Declaration of Independence. Read the entire Declaration of Independence here: https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/24/the-declaration-of-independence-september-11/

To learn more about the Declaration of Independence & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more.

Check out Judge Michael Warren’s book America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, amazon, or other major on-line retailers.

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