While you're enjoying this year's July 4 festivities, take pride in the rich history and traditions that make Independence ...

He wrote to Abigail that "the second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." The ...

Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...

It was read publicly for the first time on July 8 by Colonel John Nixon at what is now Independence Square in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was not signed, however, until Aug. 2, 1776.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. It validates the freedom of 13 North American British colonies ...

The "Committee of Five" was nominated to draft the Declaration, according to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. It included Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman.

This Father’s Day, let us honor John Adams as a Founding Father and a father who wanted to secure a bright future for his children.

July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

Lie? George is famous for his confession to his father, “I cannot tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet,” referring to the ...

Franklin: “A republic, sir, if you can keep it.” Jefferson: “What toxic humors have invaded their minds to inspire such a ...

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 ...