Doescher: Dr. Guelzo, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence is a remarkable ... and they were meeting in Philadelphia's State House, what we now call Independence Hall, adopted a ...

The Boston Massacre In April 1776, representatives of the thirteen rebellious colonies meeting in the Continental ... In his first version of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

The Declaration of Independence was written by wealthy white ... 90 provincial and local bodies – conventions, town meetings and even grand juries – had already issued their own declarations ...

Trump’s plan is nothing less than a second Declaration of Independence for the American worker, employer and parent who have had enough of seeing their interests come a distant second to the ...

“Only in D.C. can you see the actual Declaration of Independence ... In addition to planning downtown, celebratory panels are meeting across the country under America250, the national ...

“Saturday Night Live’s” cold open spoofed the signing of the Declaration of Independence, except the scene featured President Trump. The scene began with John Hancock signing the declaratio ...

On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The patriots (men and women), who fought and ...

Sotheby's A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition ...

Abraham Lincoln said that the Declaration of Independence was “an ‘apple of gold’ to us. The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it.