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 free dramatizations will bring the revolutionary spirit of the 18th century back to life in Quincy on July 4. How to ...

The colonists formally declared their independence on July 2, which John Adams promptly called “the most ... Click here to read about the 56 people who signed the declaration of independence.

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

John Adams (1735-1826) • State: Massachusetts One of the most revered of the Founding Fathers, the man who was to become the first vice president and the second president of the United States ...

The Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4, 1776. ... Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the same day – on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration’s adoption, ...

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 "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.

While 56 delegates eventually signed the Declaration of Independence, according to the National Archives, not all of them were present on Aug. 2, 1776, and some of them never signed the document ...

While 56 delegates eventually signed the Declaration of Independence, according to the National Archives, not all of them were present on Aug. 2, 1776, and some of them never signed the document ...

This John Trumbull painting is often billed as “Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776,” so it’s no surprise that many people think it depicts the signing of the Declaration of ...