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'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence discovered in the UK

Graham Moore, the Revolution 250 curator at the National Archives, said the "exceptional" item was "one of the rarest forms of the Declaration we know about".

Euronews

America’s Declaration of Independence was printed in a single overnight rush in 1776: Only 26 original copies still exist

Before it became a legendary symbol of liberty, the Declaration of Independence was just urgent news. Printer John Dunlap toiled throughout the night of July 4, 1776, crafting approximately 200 copies for swift dispatch. Intended for public readings, these broadsides were quickly discarded, resulting in only 26 known originals still…

The Times of India

In 1989, a man bought an old frame at a Pennsylvania flea market and unknowingly uncovered a rare Declaration of Independence broadside

A man found a rare Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence at a Pennsylvania flea market. This document, printed in July 1776, is one of the earliest copies. It was hidden inside a cheap picture frame. The discovery highlights how historical treasures can be found in unexpected places. Only…

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What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by stagecoach and horseback to every colony, where officials posted it and newspapers circulated it.

The Conversation

DUP minister ‘claiming’ some of the earliest US settlers for Northern Ireland

Gordon Lyons said it is ‘not about division’ but to make Northern Ireland stand out in the minds of those in the US.

Evening Standard

Rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence to be displayed in London

Dunlap prints were the first official printings of the Declaration of Independence and it is believed only around 200 copies were ever made.

Evening Standard

Ancient Knights of Malta get their 1st non-aristocratic head

A Canadian lawyer who found his vocation caring for AIDS patients in Harlem has been elected the grand master of the Knights of Malta

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Knights of Malta elect Canadian as first Grand Master from Americas

John Dunlap, a Canadian lawyer, was elected on Wednesday as the new Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, the global lay Catholic religious order and humanitarian group that is emerging from a period of internal upheaval.

Reuters

Nurse accused in inmate's death will be allowed to practice nursing while awaiting trial

EL CAJON, Calif. — A jail nurse accused of letting an ailing Las Colinas inmate die will be allowed to practice nursing as she awaits trial, an El Cajon judge ruled Wednesday.

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