dec·la·ra·tion
/ˌdekləˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
a formal or explicit statement or announcement.
"they issued a declaration at the close of the talks"
synonyms: announcement, statement, communication, pronouncement, proclamation, memorandum, bulletin, communiqué, dispatch, report, edict, manifesto, advisory, pronunciamento, ipse dixit, memo, rescript
The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. Wikipedia
Originally published: July 4, 1776
Authors: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and more
Location: Engrossed copy: National Archives Building; Rough draft: Library of Congress
Purpose: To announce and explain separation from Great Britain: 5
Ratified: July 4, 1776; 248 years ago
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