New Library of Congress exhibit features rare draft of Declaration of Independence: "You can see them changing words throughout"

A rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, now on display at the Library of Congress, was written by Thomas Jefferson ...

Historians Reject White House’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum

The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National ...
CBS News

"Vanishingly rare" copy of Declaration of Independence found in U.K. by volunteer

A rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence has been found in the U.K.'s National Archive by a volunteer. Known as an "Exeter Declaration," the copy is one of 11 of its kind known to still ...
Chicago Tribune

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

LONDON — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future ...
The New York Times

Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London

A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the document, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said. By Isabella Kwai Isabella Kwai reported from the ...
CNN

The Declaration of Independence: Annotated 250 years later — during the Trump era

The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026. It’s a major milestone for a country that was born in revolution against a king and comes at a moment when a protest movement against ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

As America turns 250, how the Declaration of Independence endures

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and independent states.” This Declaration of Independence, read to crowds ...

The New PBS Film ‘Declarations’ Connects History To Present Through AI And Storytelling

PBS' 'Declarations' offers a vital re-examination of America's founding using traditional art and AI to bring invisible ...
Chronicle

Duke and Durham Mark 250th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence

Duke University and Durham organizations are partnering to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. A new We the People initiative will examine the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

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.
The Washington Post

Trump approves D.C. emergency declaration in response to Potomac sewage spill

President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for D.C. on Saturday, permitting federal agencies to provide disaster assistance to address a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River. The ...