The original printing is just one of 26 known remaining copies, and one of three located west of the Appalachian Mountains.

More than two centuries after July 4, 1776, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence — especially John Hancock — are famous. But the woman whose name also appears on the document, or at ...

Did You Know - There was a lady’s name on the Declaration Of Independence? I learned this when Nora O’Donnell was interviewed on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Norah has written a book, “We the Women,” about ...

Visitors lined up at the University of Virginia’s Rotunda on to view one of the nation’s earliest printed copies of the Declaration of Independence.

The stamp honors the Irish connection to the historic Declaration of Independence document ...

July 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence we will be remembering the Declaration as the radical and revolutionary document ...

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be ...

A rare, historic copy of the declaration, accompanied by Cavman and cupcakes, was part of the UVA250 series celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The Fourth of July is approaching, and every year Morning Edition takes the holiday to reflect on the nation’s founding document — The Declaration of Independence. What comes to your mind when you ...

Ira on stage with guests from the National Archives: Conservator Saira Haqqi and physicist Mark Ormsby. Lisner Auditorium, Science Friday These days, the 4th of July is known for its fireworks and ...

Chris Leonard, left, and Carmel Patrick, right, at last year’s Fourth of July event in Schenectady. Leonard and Patrick were the driving forces behind organizing the ceremony in Schenectady. Nearly ...

Declaration Trivia A widely held misconception about the Declaration of Independence is it was signed on July 4, 1776. In an extraordinary coincidence, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on ...