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

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

Thomas Jefferson's quote highlights the importance of taking action and moving forward instead of letting self-doubt and ...

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

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as ...

Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster).] That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of ...

We all know about July 4, 1776, but what do you know about May 20, 1775? Then, poetry from the new book "We (The People of ...

America the Artful: U.S. 250th anniversary exhibits bring revolt and revolution to The Wadsworth ...