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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

One of 26 surviving copies of the Declaration of Independence is now on display at the Lilly Library on Indiana University’s campus. It commemorates the 250th anniversary of the printing of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

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