The objects were discovered on Liberty Hill, the place where many Continental Army soldiers heard the text of the Declaration ...

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

Cartoonist R. Sikoryak illustrates three important American documents using characters like Wolverine and Mickey Mouse.

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

Across eight months of conversations with historians, legal scholars, museum leaders, and theologians, USA250’s Outspoken project asks how the American ideals of liberty and equality have changed ...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…” Back by popular demand again this year is a reading of the Declaration of Independence by YOU! out loud for all to hear at one of the only structures in the ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It listed grievances against King George III, including quartering troops ...

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 ...

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

It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in ...