Declaration of Independence – Charm

Walter Isaacson on “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written”

With just months to go before the 250th birthday of the United States, thoughts this morning from bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson: We’ve got a big birthday coming up next year – our 250th. Here’s my wish: Let’s not blow this opportunity. We’re so polarized these days that we may not be in the mood for…

Ken Burns on how the American Revolution “turned the world upside down”

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The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a “new thing called a citizen,” iconic filmmaker Ken Burns told CBS News, as the nation celebrates the Fourth of July exactly one year before its 250 birthday. “I think the American Revolution is the most important event since…