BALTIMORE (AP) — A man who helped a presidential memorabilia collector steal rare and valuable documents from historical archives and libraries nationwide was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, an auction in New York will feature rare items that trace the nation’s history. The event on Friday at Christie’s, dubbed “We the People: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK — Christie’s is holding a special auction to mark the United States’ 250th birthday, offering some of the nation’s most ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two researchers have concluded it ...

Some of the documents that helped shape the United States are temporarily leaving Washington, D.C., ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, giving many Americans a rare chance to see them in person. The ...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin added two of the most iconic artifacts in American history to his growing collection of rare documents — spending a combined $18.1 million for items signed ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time in history, several rare documents are traveling together across the country to mark America’s 250th birthday, and the first stop is in Kansas City. Under ...