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

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, laid the groundwork for American government and rights.

In recent decades, the 1776 document's few references to God have been especially polarizing, as Americans defend starkly ...

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

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

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 ...

When the Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, it was breaking news. This free exhibit in ...

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.

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor ...