The Smithonian's National Musuem of American History is celebrating big with a 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...

Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His 2021 book Liberty is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Americans are about to celebrate the fight for independence from Great Britain, and few events in the history of the United States ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named ...

In between today's cookouts, pool parties and fireworks, it's important to remember Philadelphia's role in the birth of America. In the late 18th century, the city hosted the First and Second ...

More than two centuries after July 4, 1776, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence — especially John Hancock — are famous. But the woman whose name also appears on ...

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America. But some people argue that Aug. 2 should actually be America's birthday, ...

(The Conversation) – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His ...

It’s one of the most iconic documents in American history—but few people have seen how it changed over time. A new exhibition opening this April is pulling back the curtain on the Declaration of ...

The eyes lack any clear expression, though they aren’t vacant. Staring down from the upper windows of a substantial brick house at the corner of Market and Seventh streets, in the historic district ...

Americans are about to celebrate the fight for independence from Great Britain, and few events in the history of the United States are as deeply ingrained in our culture as the Fourth of July. Parades ...