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 ...

Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on the afternoon of July 4, 1776. What happened next? A little-known sequence of events tells the story. It speaks volumes about the ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) — A lot of stuff people think happened on the Fourth of July didn’t happen on the Fourth of July. The “national memory” (for want of a better term) of the Fourth of July is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

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

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America. But some people argue that Aug. 2 should actually be America's birthday, ...

This rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence will be sold in May. Goldin A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is going up for sale this May, the auction house Goldin announced ...

Sotheby’s Books and Manuscripts is pleased to once again join our colleagues across other departments in “Visions of America.” We are proud to offer the Goodspeed's-Sang-Streeter copy of the July 1776 ...

Celebrating the Fourth of July is recognition of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 by members of the Second Continental Congress. Actually, to achieve its goals, there were five ...

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- ...