The original printing is just one of 26 known remaining copies, and one of three located west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teach that July 4, the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, has spiritual as well as historical and political ...

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

Featured here is a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson Join Anthony Marx, President and CEO of the New York Public Library, as he showcases Thomas Jefferson’s ...

Independence Day in the United States is celebrated annually on July 4. This day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, a pivotal event in American history.

Joseph Postell is associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College and a visiting fellow in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He is the author of the ...

The Karsh Institute of Democracy featured a display of one of the University’s original copies of the Declaration of Independence at an event Monday.

The Fourth of July is approaching, and every year Morning Edition takes the holiday to reflect on the nation’s founding document — The Declaration of Independence. What comes to your mind when you ...

There is no time when the Declaration of Independence‘s true meaning is not worthy of deep reflection. But certainly this Independence Day, which marks the beginning of a year of celebrating the 250th ...