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Fifty-Six Delegates Signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776

The 250th anniversary spotlights the signers’ sacrifices, early Dunlap printings, opinion calls for renewed civic education and renewed public attention to how the document was adopted.

Norcross Family Buys Rare 1776 Exeter Broadside for $3.6 Million

From Declaration to Deployment: How Congress and Washington Turned Words into War

Freedom 250’s Mobile 'Freedom Trucks' Roll Out as Questions Mount Over Federal Grant and Content

America’s 250th Prompts Celebration and a Sharp Reappraisal of the Founding

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Concludes Safely With Hundreds of Thousands in Attendance