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 ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain. Learn why it still matters.

On Apr. 2, SUNY Geneseo had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Roosevelt Montás to present a lecture on “What Does the Declaration ...

The American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia has a new exhibit showcasing rare printings of the Declaration of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that ...

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 ...

It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Walter Isaacson explained why the first sentence in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence is important. Author Walter Isaacson ...

There is no time when the Declaration of Independence‘s true meaning is not worthy of deep reflection. But certainly this Independence Day, which marks the beginning of a year of celebrating the 250th ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! C-SPAN toured the Museum of the American Revolution's "The Declaration's Journey" exhibit in Philadelphia. Collections and Exhibitions Director ...