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Researchers confirm second copy of Declaration of Independence

Name: Researchers confirm second copy of Declaration of Independence
Uploaded: 2018-07-07T08:30:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: Two years ago, Harvard scholars discovered a copy of the American Declaration of Independence in a most unlikely place, an English public records office. The documents then went to the British Library for further tests and now science is able to tell a little more of its story. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

Two years ago, Harvard scholars discovered a copy of the American Declaration of Independence in a most unlikely place, an English public records office. The documents then went to the British Library for further tests and now science is able to tell a little more of its story. Elizabeth Palmer reports.