A copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go on the block later this month. Courtesy of Sotheby's Later this month, Sotheby’s will auction off a rare ...

We are proud to offer the Goodspeed's-Sang-Streeter copy of the July 1776 Essex broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence. “An expression of the American mind," according to Thomas ...

As the Declaration of Independence's 250th anniversary draws near, Jasper County 250 rededicated the gravesite of 1 of the 4 ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire American Declaration of Independence The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may ...

The Declaration of Independence ... III in London on this day in history, August 10, 1776. The Second Continental Congress voted for Independence on July 2, the day the Founding Fathers expected ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

New York was the only colony to abstain from the vote of Independence. Not until August of 1776 did the Declaration of Independence have all 56 signatures. The Declaration was officially written ...

Printed in July 1776, the Essex Broadside is attributed ... belonged to two Chicago collectors known for their interest in the Declaration of Independence and its signers.

June 7, 1776: Richard Henry Lee, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia, introduces the Lee resolution, which might be considered the first draft of the Declaration of Independence ...

On its left side is a "250 America" logo on top of an outline of Indiana along with the yellow torch and stars from the state flag ... The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776 ...