A copy of the Declaration of Independence from July 1776 will be up for sale this spring alongside hundreds of other rare American artifacts to mark the country's 250th anniversary, Goldin auction ...

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is going up for sale this May, the auction house Goldin announced. The document will be part of a sale commemorating the United States’ ...

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

A copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed by Robert Luist Fowle in July 1776, sits on display at Christie's during a preview for the "We the People: America at 250" auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in ...

The men who drafted the Declaration of Independence read the newspapers in Philadelphia, and they were influenced by the rumors being reported. When the Continental Congress voted to declare ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It established a foundation for American government based on natural ...

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, a new exhibit in Philadelphia is showing off rare printings of the Declaration of Independence. Next to Independence Hall is the American ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence in 1776, the temptation rises to focus on the ...