George Taylor, one of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence, spent most of his life in the Lehigh Valley ...

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

Before Independence Day comes around, here’s what to know about July 4th fireworks. 26 copies of the original Declaration ...

In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. 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 ...

According to Harvard University, about 200 copies of the original Declaration of Independence were produced in 1776. Only about two dozen remain. In New York, a new copy from the times of the Founding ...

There’s no need to pull a Nicolas Cage this time. A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence will hit the auction block on January 24 at Sotheby’s. Known as the Essex Broadside ...

Sotheby's A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition ...

Original Declaration on June 12,1898 On June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared its independence from Spain. This significant event took place at Emilio Aguinaldo's home in Cavite el Viejo ...

“Only in D.C. can you see the actual Declaration of Independence, and we will have by far the best celebration of the 250th in America,” said Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and chief ...

signed the Declaration of Independence. It is said that John Hancock's signed his name "with a great flourish" so England's "King George can read that without spectacles!" Today, the original copy ...

The Exeter Broadside is one of the rarest copies of the Declaration of Independence. Discover its recent $2.4 million sale here.

A July 1776 broadside of the Declaration of Independence is on offer at Sotheby’s, where it is estimated at $2 to $4 million. It comes to auction less than four years after it sold at Christie ...