In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud throughout the Colonies and ordered recorded in local records. One Maine town just discovered its handwritten copy.

In central London, near where tourists and business travelers board Eurostar trains to Paris, lies the burial place of Benjamin Franklin's eldest son, a man whose life and family relationships were ...

The transcription was written by Wells' town clerk just after the document was adopted and then read aloud in towns across ...

Today, our Nation celebrates the 81st anniversary of Imperial Japan’s unconditional surrender—the moment American ...

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One right in the Declaration of Independence is often not given the attention it deserves and has been questioned in the ...

A lithograph by Nathaniel Currier, printed between 1835 and 1856, depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence, is on display in the new exhibition. Library of Congress In 1776, the ...

New Jersey insurance executive George E. Norcross III has placed the winning bid on behalf of his family for a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that was put up for auction this year to ...

While July 4 gets most of the celebratory renown, a strong case can be made for the equal significance of July 8 in the history of the United States of America. July 4 marks the day the Declaration of ...

President Donald Trump, during his weather-delayed speech at the Great American State Fair late Saturday, made a claim about the Declaration of Independence which seems to misrepresent the founding ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was signed, marking the birth of a new nation. But if you read the Declaration closely, it’s not just about creating something new;  it ...