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The Globe is going back in time to 1776. The Continental Congress voted to adopt a Declaration of Independence from King George III. Read the day's news from Massachusetts and beyond. globe.com/1776

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The Boston Globe

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3 July

Independence has been declared – but in Boston, the news is still coming.

bostonglobe.comIt took two weeks for news of the Declaration of Independence to reach Boston in 1776. Here’s how the city reacted. - The Boston GlobeIt took awhile to get here, but what a scene when it did. Plus, the first nation to sign a treaty with the new United States.

The Boston Globe

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3 July

Meet your Patriot starting lineup of 1776. Here are the three of the locals you need to know at the Continental Congress. trib.al/wQVvGPe

The Boston Globe

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3 July

'Tis a day for a strong drink, if ever there was one. These many ways to describe drunkenness come from a list of some 200 published in 1736, on a rival newspaper’s front page. Read more of them here. trib.al/w63E8VJ