Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On a glorious morning walk about a week before America’s 250th birthday, I was ...

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 ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The National Archives in London discovered a rare ...

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 ...

WIBC has voiced the historic Declaration of Independence document in full, honoring the 250th anniversary of its signing—from 1776 to 2026. On July 4, 1776, 56 men risked their fortunes, their ...

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 ...

Billy Strings is still coming to terms with his mother’s death last June. The singer and guitarist takes one mere stop in that journey with his new album, So Much for Goodbyes. Due Aug. 28, the album ...

Robert A. Gross is James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut. His first book, The Minutemen and Their World received the Bancroft ...

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 ...