Go behind the scenes with curator Rachel Seidman as she interviews women for We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence, ...

William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...

July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American colonies officially separated from Great Britain. As the Fourth of July ...

This Independence Day, as we fire up the grills and look up to the skies ablaze with fireworks, let us also light the torch ...

Bill Pullman's famous speech in 'Independence Day' has an unexpected history to it, including William Shakespeare and ...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...

We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that laid the foundation of ...

See how well you know the momentous moments of 1776 in Philadelphia as we begin the countdown to America's 250th anniversary.

Over time, the Fourth of July became etched in public memory as the date of independence, largely because it was the day Americans first saw the finished document. It became symbolic, representing the ...

Discover why the Declaration of Independence remains America's most vital document as we approach the nation's 250th ...

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document in American history. It was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

It’s the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation’s grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it is worth reengaging with the document whose ...