For 33 years, National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” host Steve Inskeep has made it a tradition to read the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July.

She said, "We have a longstanding tradition of printing the Declaration of Independence in the July 4th print edition. Due to a human error, it wasn't printed this July 4th so was included in the ...

Happy Fourth of July! On this 247th birthday of the United States of America, I reprised my annual tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence.

It was read publicly for the first time on July 8 by Colonel John Nixon at what is now Independence Square in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was not signed, however, until Aug. 2, 1776.

The Fourth of July is approaching, and every year Morning Edition takes the holiday to reflect on the nation’s founding document — The Declaration of Independence. What comes to your mind when ...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 4th of July White Party in 2004 was a symbol of Hollywood excess. Here's what he said about having the Declaration of Independence at the party.

Evan and Kristina Rizzo, of Fort Lauderdale listen to the reading of the Declaration of Independence during the 249th Independence Day Celebration at the Old State House in Boston, MA on July 4, 2025.

(PBS Newshour, July 4, 2012); (Michael W. Smith, July 4, 2015) It is in remembrance of this great courage and sacrifice that we celebrate the 4th of July.

(PBS Newshour, July 4, 2012); (Michael W. Smith, July 4, 2015) It is in remembrance of this great courage and sacrifice that we celebrate the 4th of July.

He doesn't have a favorite year for his neighborhood-famous driveway art, he said, but looks forward to it every Fourth. July 4th: The 56 people who signed the Declaration of Independence ...