As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we should reflect on the eternal wisdom of the Founding Fathers, who put words to ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and independent states.” This Declaration of Independence, read to crowds ...

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’s 250th anniversary in 2026 is certain to be a time of national reflection. Americans tend to look to the Constitution to assess whether the nation is living up to its ...

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.

The United States turns 250 years old this July 4. How did our nation go from being ruled by the British to where we are today? There were many events leading up to it, but the Declaration of ...

Across Massachusetts 351 cities and towns, authentically handmade copies of the Declaration of Independence will be distributed to modern day residents this summer — recreating the announcement nearly ...