Over the course of many months, the Founding Fathers would work on the Declaration of Independence until it was officially ...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of ...

When envisioning its major exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the Museum of the American Revolution sought out objects that represent the document’s ...

Trump, Musk, and their billionaire and theocratic allies are following the example of tyrants everywhere. But it’s worth ...

“The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, supposedly adopted on May 20, 1775, proclaimed that residents of Mecklenburg ...

Discussions of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence resulted in some minor changes, but the spirit of the document went unchanged. The process of revision by the Continental Congress began ...

The Declaration, Thomas Jefferson later wrote ... “This rare printing of the Declaration of Independence is a cornerstone of American history, offering a glimpse into the transformative moment ...

It is right and just for America to make a big deal about our 250th birthday. On July 4th, 1776 by the unanimous voice vote ...

Organizers said commemorations will look to strike the balance between celebrating the nation’s founding ideals while ...

A second American Declaration of Independence is not a trivial political ... the tree of liberty with the blood of tyrants, as Thomas Jefferson did. I think we can accomplish a peaceful revolution ...

A decade ago, David Fleming, a senior writer at ESPN, was waiting at his daughter’s school in Davidson, North Carolina when he noticed the state flag had the date May 20, 1775, on it. Thinking ...