A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...

The 4th of July is a day to celebrate America’s independence from Britain. Some people celebrate by sharing 4th of July quotes on social media, whereas others brush up on their Independence Day trivia ...

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 Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...

Editor’s note: Jim McClure will read the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. July 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Market St., York. This is part of the annual Daughters of the American ...

Michael Auslin is the author of the forthcoming, on Tuesday, “National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made ...

I was six when I first saw the Declaration of Independence. There, in its old marble shrine in the Rotunda of the National ...

The Fourth of July is the most prominent all-American holiday — the birthday of our country — even though celebrating the Fourth didn’t become common until after 1815, and Independence Day wasn’t made ...