A rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence has been found in the U.K.'s National Archive by a volunteer. Known as an "Exeter Declaration," the copy is one of 11 of its kind known to still ...

LONDON — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future ...

A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the document, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said. By Isabella Kwai Isabella Kwai reported from the ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, its founding principles — and its enduring contradictions — continue to provoke reflection and debate. In this ...

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The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026. It’s a major milestone for a country that was born in revolution against a king and comes at a moment when a protest movement against ...

Five of the 56 signatories of the American Declaration of Independence were doctors, a high-water mark in the history of medical representation in American political leadership. This is the third in a ...

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With the United States’ 250th birthday, the documentary filmmakers of Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War turned to modern technology to reclaim history. Director Stacey Holman and ...

“Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War” includes visuals generated with the help of AI tools to supplement historical depictions. These are based on the work of a fine artist and ...

A.O. Scott is a Times critic who writes about literature and ideas. “The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem,” Walt Whitman wrote, but the nation was conceived in prose. Other ...