Dorothy Walton’s husband signed the Declaration of Independence. Her grave in Pensacola has been lost over time, but is now ...

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 ...

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About 1,700 hand-rolled Declaration of Independence scrolls get handed out each year. This year, that includes students at ...

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, ...

John Hancock will forever be known as the first of 56 delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence while Dr. Matthew Thornton of Londonderry has the distinction of being the last delegate to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State Fair visitors got the chance to sign a replica of the Declaration of Independence, nearly 250 years after the original document was signed in Philadelphia.

Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, marks the birth of the United States as an independent nation. On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of ...

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 ...

An original printing of the "Dunlap Broadside" Declaration of Independence, now on display at IU's Lilly Library. Hoosiers don’t have to travel to Washington, D.C. or Philadelphia to see one of the ...