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A copy of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson on display at the New York Public Library in 2013.

What if the Declaration of Independence had a typo?

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Over the years, the Declaration of Independence may have picked up an unintended revision: an extra period. That may seems small, but one scholar think fixing that mistake would give us a new perspective on the document’s self-evident truths.Over the years, the Declaration of Independence may have picked up an unintended revision: an extra period. That may seems small, but one scholar think fixing that mistake would give us a new perspective on the document’s self-evident truths.

Rare Printing of the Declaration of Independence Sold

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Red, white, black and blue: Patrik Henry Bass on July 4’s multiple meanings

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