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

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 Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Graeme Mack, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) The Declaration of Independence ...

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical location, usually associated with where one grew up. It extends from ...

July Fourth marked 249 years since the 13 American colonies rejected a British monarch and embraced freedom. But as we enter the first days of our 250th year on this Earth, it feels like we’re moving ...

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old. Only a handful signed ...

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

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 declaration would signal political will for peace and reduce tension on the peninsula, but it may not change anything because of military realities.