By the numbers
Declaration of Independence
29.75×24.5 inches: Size of the original document
56: Number of delegates who signed it
26: Age of the youngest signer, Edward Rutledge
70: Age of the oldest, Benjamin Franklin
7/4/1776: Date it was signed
Source: www.ushistory.org
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