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  2. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The signed Declaration of Independence, now badly faded because of poor preservation practices during the 19th century, is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. On July 4, 1776, Second Continental Congress President John Hancock's signature authenticated the Declaration of Independence.

  3. Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence

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    The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.

  4. Physical history of the United States Declaration of Independence

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    The first page of Jefferson's rough draft. Thomas Jefferson preserved a four-page draft that late in life he called the "original Rough draft". [5] [6] Known to historians as the Rough Draft, early students of the Declaration believed that this was a draft written alone by Jefferson and then presented to the Committee of Five drafting committee.

  5. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of ...

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    The Declaration of Independence. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 4, 2022 at 4:00 AM. In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States ...

  6. Mary Katharine Goddard - Wikipedia

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    She was the second printer to print the Declaration of Independence. Her copy, the Goddard Broadside, was commissioned by Congress in 1777, and was the first to include the names of the signatories. [1] [2] In 1998, Goddard was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. [3]

  7. File:United States Declaration of Independence.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: This is a high-resolution image of the United States Declaration of Independence (article - text).This image is a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile — Stone may well have used a wet pressing process (that removed ink from the original document onto a contact sheet for the purpose of making the engraving).

  8. The story of the only man who signed the Declaration of ... - AOL

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    Handprint On Declaration Of Independence Remains A Mystery. This weekend, Americans will hold barbecues and parades to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a document that's ...

  9. Watch the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence ...

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    Happy 248th birthday to the United States of America! I read the Declaration of Independence in a video message annually to remind myself and the community of the great risks the Founding Fathers ...