aug 2, 1776 - Signing of the Declaration of Independence

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In 1989, someone discovered a unknown Dunlap Broadside, It was sold for over $8 million in 2000. Although Thomas Jefferson is often called the “author” of the Declaration of Independence, he wasn’t the only person who contributed important ideas. Jefferson was a one of a five-person committee to Continental Congress to write the Declaration.

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