Racond, a historian of all things Washington, called the speech the soon-to-be president's "most important" action in ...

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Princeton University Library (PUL) will open two ...

But the most prominent historical figures of the time are those who signed the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. On ...

The University of Kentucky’s Department of History is honoring the anniversary of the nation's founding with their ...

When Americans speak of the "Founding Fathers," they usually have a group of about six men in mind: George Washington, Thomas ...

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...

From protesting British overreach before the Declaration of Independence was even written to helping supply an army, here are ...

Kansas City will the first city, in an eight-city tour, to exhibit multiple historic documents related to the founding of the ...

John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress, warns George Washington that morale is low in Congress.

Fronting this display is Magna Carta, represented by an eighteenth-century engraved facsimile of the 1215 document preserved ...

America's rare founding documents, including the original Declaration of Independence engraving, will travel to eight cities on the Freedom Plane for America's 250th.