Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence when they sought to remedy contemporary problems and create new ...

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy traveled to Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was debated and signed, for a Fourth of July speech ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students at Nipmuc Regional High School recently got a rare opportunity to view two handwritten copies of the Declaration of ...

The Berks County Liberty Bell was first rung 249 years ago. Its ringing on July 8, 1776, announced the birth of the United States of America, calling for local residents to gather for a reading of the ...

Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they looked, with flowing loops and flourishes. "I'm looking at how pretty it ...

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 ...

The Berks County Liberty Bell was first rung 247 years ago. Its ring on July 8, 1776 announced the birth of the United States of America, calling for local residents to gather for a reading of the ...