The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

However, instead of looking ahead, we are looking back at the start of it all. On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. This year, ...

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as ...

The only known surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence printed south of Philadelphia is back in Charleston, where a ...

It's been 250 years since the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how you can mark the occasion.

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 ...

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 See more of our coverage in your search ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...