America’s founding document, including the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, came dangerously close to falling into enemy ...

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

MADISON, Wis. — A local non-profit organization is launching an ambitious project to document Madison's history as the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...

Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very ...

Historic Declaration of Independence-related documents that have long been buried in the National Archives will soon be ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - People in Charleston had the chance to hear the text of the Declaration of Independence read aloud for the first time in August 1776. The Second Continental Congress adopted ...

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

SINCLAIRVILLE – At the recent meeting of the Valley Historical society in Sinclairville, John Sipos, historian for the Town of Stockton and the Village of Cassadaga, presented to all those in ...

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- ...