On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence inside the Pennsylvannia 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 bells of the city. Then, Colonel John Nixon publicly read the Declaration of Independence.
Just as the Declaration of Independence was read to the people on July 8, 1776, now, 250-years later, Americans in all 50 States, 5 Territories, the District of Columbia, and Minor Outlying Islands of the United States will read the Declaration of Independence ‘together’.
The CNMI America250 Commission invites residents of Rota, Tinian, Saipan, and Pagan to recite the Declaration of Indepdendence together at our allotted time - July 9, 2026 at 8am, wherever you are, and encourage CNMI residents to join together to recite as a group.