More than two centuries after July 4, 1776, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence — especially John Hancock — ...

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

The original Declaration of Independence is secure in the National Archives, presumably safe from Nicolas Cage.

It’s one of the most iconic documents in American history—but few people have seen how it changed over time. A new exhibition ...

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

WEST CHESTER — A spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence took place Tuesday at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Twenty community members solemnly, and with much emotion, read the ...

They stood together in defiance of King George III. They're together still, buried below a monument honoring their courage.

They launched a bold experiment to create a new nation where the government answered to the people, not the other way around. The experiment was built on a few core principles — human dignity, the ...

The effort of the government to spread opportunities for improvement of living standards is more important than many people ...

A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an enslaver, that was taken ​down in Delaware in ...