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"Vanishingly rare" copy of Declaration of Independence found in U.K. by volunteer

A rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence has been found in the U.K.'s National Archive by a volunteer. Known as an "Exeter Declaration," the copy is one of 11 of its kind known to still ...
CNN

The Declaration of Independence: Annotated 250 years later — during the Trump era

The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026. It’s a major milestone for a country that was born in revolution against a king and comes at a moment when a protest movement against ...
The Conversation

I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later

The Declaration of Independence, with its block of cursive letters scrawled onto parchment, looks like a relic from the distant past. Likewise, you might think the 27 grievances against King George ...
NBC News

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence seized in 1776 uncovered in London

LONDON — A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence lost for 250 years has been discovered in London, where it is the only known example of its kind outside the U.S. Subscribe to read this story ...
The New York Times

Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London

A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the document, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said. By Isabella Kwai Isabella Kwai reported from the ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

As America turns 250, how the Declaration of Independence endures

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and independent states.” This Declaration of Independence, read to crowds ...
PBS

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship

LONDON (AP) — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain's National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed It

As Baltimore’s postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of the Declaration of Independence to include the signers’ names—and added ...
The Washington Post

How Poland’s fate drove the Declaration

David Armitage is the Lloyd C. Blankfein professor of history at Harvard University. Among his books to date is “The Declaration of Independence: A Global History.” His edition of the “Outlines of a ...
WVXU

Where to hear readings of the Declaration of Independence in Cincinnati

A 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence is displayed at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia on June 17, 2019. As the nation commemorates its 250th anniversary, ...
WIBC

Full Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence

WIBC has voiced the historic Declaration of Independence document in full, honoring the 250th anniversary of its signing—from 1776 to 2026. On July 4, 1776, 56 men risked their fortunes, their ...