Kyra Sedgwick says knowing her ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence 'means a lot' to her

Kyra Sedgwick says democracy and the Constitution mean a lot to her, revealing ancestor William Ellery signed the Declaration ...

For America’s Birthday, a Declaration of Independence Whodunit

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration ...

A Jewish merchant from Market Street mailed a copy of the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. It’s back in Philly.

Jonas Phillips had been living with the Declaration of Independence for a little more than three weeks by late July 1776, ...
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Rare 1820s copy of Declaration of Independence on display in Richmond

As our country gets ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, a piece of history from its 50th is now on display in Richmond.
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Here’s how to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence in NYC

Released online each Monday through June 29, the tickets grant access to one of the few surviving “fair copies” of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See the New Quarter Honoring Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence That Enters Circulation Next Week, Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday

The design is one of several coin denominations, and the third of five new quarters, made specially for the country’s ...

How the Declaration of Independence 'devastated' Native people

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor ...
The New Yorker

Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...
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Only known surviving Charleston broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence on display

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Museum is showcasing a one-of-a-kind artifact: the only known surviving Charleston ...

America 250: Declaration of Independence is just the start in Exeter, NH

Exeter’s American Independence Center goes beyond the Revolution, with immersive exhibits on rights, democracy and the living ...