The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support ...

It’s poetry, philosophy and polemic, all in a little more than 1,300 words and all represented in its second and most famous ...

However, instead of looking ahead, we are looking back at the start of it all. On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. This year, ...

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration ...

In a few short weeks we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Its approval by the ...

While most Americans grew up hearing that the Declaration of Independence was a revolutionary document giving Americans “the ...

Aspirations for Power Need To Be Checked' In a special America 250 issue, Reason takes a look back at our country's founding ...

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor ...

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as what he left.

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to recognize the important role ...