Its sanction came from a righteous cause, and as Congress began to edit Thomas Jefferson's draft on July 2 and 3, it found ...
That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...
Judge Michael Warren says far too many citizens don’t have an understanding of our nation’s cornerstone principles that give ...
Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.
A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...
The Museum of Idaho has a new exhibit commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It listed grievances against King George III, including quartering troops ...
Historic Declaration of Independence-related documents that have long been buried in the National Archives will soon be ...
“Fix It Up, in Open View,” by Emily Sneff, from Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York, ed. Thomas S. Wermuth, ...
Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very ...