In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

Times readers can again expect to find a full-page transcription of the Declaration of Independence in the newspaper this Fourth of July. By David W. Dunlap In the In Times Past column, David W.

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The Declaration’s ...

Editor's note: In honor of Independence Day — this year, we mark 249 years since the United States parted with Great Britain — we present the nation's founding document, the Declaration of ...