'Vanishingly rare' copy of U.S. Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives - Reuters

The UK National Archives discovered a vanishingly rare copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence within the papers of a captured U.S. privateer ship. This document is one of only 11 known copies of the Exeter printing, which was produced just days after the original signing in 1776. The discovery represents a significant historical find, uncovering a rare piece of American revolutionary history preserved within the British archival records for centuries.