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The U.S. is officially out of the Paris Agreement, a global climate pact that seeks to limit the Earth’s rising temperatures.

The United States is the only country to pull out of the global agreement among nations to fight climate change. European ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston, the son of Josiah Franklin and his second wife, Abiah. In all ...

A Boeing-provided 737 will transport important historical documents around the U.S. for display as part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

Documents will include an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence and the actual Treaty of Paris from 1783.

Kansas City will the first city, in an eight-city tour, to exhibit multiple historic documents related to the founding of the ...

Seattle's Museum of History & Industry is one of just eight museums nationwide to display these documents, in celebration of ...

A copy of the Declaration of Independence is set to feature as part of the tour, along with the famous 1783 Treaty of Paris.

The Treaty of Paris from 1783, which saw Great Britain formally recognize the United States as an independent nation will feature.

A chronological look at how the United States expanded its territory through treaties, wars and purchases, from independence to the mid-20th century.

The US National Archives will send a group of historic documents on a national tour this spring and summer, as part of the ...