A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception ...

Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

Maybe John Hancock wasn’t being so grandiose after all. Illustration by Slate. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress We hold this truth to be self-evident: John Hancock’s signature on the ...

As Americans prepare to celebrate another Fourth of July, it is alarming to learn that a Louisiana bill requiring elementary school students to recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence ...

When was Declaration of Independence signed? While adopted on July 4, 1776, the engrossed Declaration of Independence was primarily signed on August 2, 1776, in Philadelphia. This pivotal document ...

The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. (You can use the alternative Latinates ...

A historic copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display at the Museum of the American Revolution as part of a new exhibit the opens this fall. The poster-sized copy of the Declaration, ...

Thomas Jefferson and Cavman held the floor Monday in the Dome Room of the University of Virginia’s Rotunda, throwing fist bumps and high-fives and standing for selfies as hundreds of guests filed in.

"This is one of the most famous paintings in American history: Declaration of Independence," Arlen Parsa wrote above an image of the 1818 oil by John Trumbull. "I decided to put red dots on all the ...