As national conversations continue around immigration enforcement and civil liberties, a public discussion on Wednesday, Jan.

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 ...

Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration ...

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the Declaration of Independence.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...

After spending years in storage, Louisville officials unveiled a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence to the public ...

It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...

When Thomas Jefferson was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence, he had an exceedingly difficult task ahead of him. The 33-year-old planter, who had left law practice just before Britain’s ...

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the day is also referred to as Independence Day). This day was when the Declaration ...

Today is July 4, and we appropriately celebrate the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is best known for its ringing affirmation of the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

In 1864, a petition for voting rights was presented in person to Lincoln and Congress by two Creoles of color. I would call this document, known as The 1000 Man Petition, America’s Second Declaration ...

Mark Guiney is the manager of video production in Digital Productions at The Heritage Foundation. He also produces and creates video for The Daily Signal. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, ...