Date of signing The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s …

He signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776, after New York granted formal approval. During the war, he supplied the Continental Army with clothing, weapons, and …

Jul 10, 2024 · Information obtained from: American Council of Learned Societies. American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Who Was Who in America: …

On August 2, 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress, including John Hancock, the President of the Congress, began signing the engrossed copy of the Declaration of …

Fifty-six Delegates signed the document created by the “Committee of Five”: Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, John Adams of Massachusetts, Robert Livingston of New York, Roger Sherman …

Oct 24, 2025 · On July 4, 1776, the 56 delegated to Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence. The document was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson as a …

July 8, 1776 Colonel John Nixon reads the Declaration of Independence to a crowd on the State House Yard (now known as Independence Square). This is the first public reading of the …

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, but it was not signed until almost a month later. The Congress did not have the approval …

A brief overview of how the original Declaration of Independence was first printed for signing by the delegates of the Second Continental Congress.

Draft of the Declaration of Independence is presented to Congress for deliberation. Several alterations are made, including the deletion of the condemnation of the slave trade.