The document will be alongside other rare American artifacts in a Goldin auction to mark the country's 250th anniversary.

Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration ...

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them ...

The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. A year later, according ...

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 -- ...

Perhaps John Adams said it best about the United States' Independence Day. He wrote to his wife Abigail, "I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great ...

On this most patriotic of weekends, it’s fitting to take a moment or two to ponder the summer of 1776. After years of escalating tension between his majesty George III’s government and American ...

Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Fourth of July holiday, also known as ...