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Finding a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence
In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.
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Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence discovered at The National Archives
A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered at The National Archives.
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