This is a partial text of the Declaration of Independence, adopted in Philadelphia 248 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

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On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, primarily authored by Thomas ...

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Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 to announced ...

On the evening of July 4, 1776, printer John Dunlap produced an estimated 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence from his Philadelphia shop. Over the following years, most copies were lost ...