More than two centuries after July 4, 1776, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence — especially John Hancock — ...

This lesson features a tour of the Museum of the American Revolution's "The Declaration's Journey" exhibit in Philadelphia, which details the history and global impac ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain and established natural rights.

The original Declaration of Independence is secure in the National Archives, presumably safe from Nicolas Cage.

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an enslaver, that was taken down in Delaware in ...

The effort of the government to spread opportunities for improvement of living standards is more important than many people ...

They launched a bold experiment to create a new nation where the government answered to the people, not the other way around. The experiment was built on a few core principles — human dignity, the ...

They stood together in defiance of King George III. They're together still, buried below a monument honoring their courage.

WEST CHESTER — A spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence took place Tuesday at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Twenty community members solemnly, and with much emotion, read the ...

The exhibition invites visitors to step into a moment when American independence, and the nation itself, was still taking ...

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday---dating back to 1776. That’s when 56 men agreed by voice vote for the ...