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

Historian Willard Sterne Randall looks at the evidence of how wealthy some of America's Founding Fathers actually were ...

For the first time, nine of the United States' founding documents have made it to Atlanta as part of the commemoration of ...

It is known as the “Fair Copy” of the Declaration of Independence — a rare, early, unedited version of the nation’s founding ...

Hillsdale College brought together six scholars to explore the founding principles of American independence and address ...

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

He’s also authored more than 50 books and 200 articles on various aspects of American politics and law. “We are in the 250th ...

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Kansas Citians can view some of the nation’s founding documents like Declaration of Independence and Treaty of Paris. Beginning Friday, the Freedom Plane ...

LONDON — A rare parchment copy of the American Declaration of Independence has been found at a British archive among the papers of an aristocrat who supported the rebels, officials have said. The ...