On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. By this charter, they formed a new country … one free from a distant king's rule. The ...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

We each have a responsibility to ensure our nation lives up to the principals of the Declaration of Independence.

The Fourth of July is approaching, and every year Morning Edition takes the holiday to reflect on the nation’s founding document — The Declaration of Independence. What comes to your mind when you ...

On this Independence Day, we hear some words we have debated since the country was founded, words that are part of our July Fourth tradition. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) BOB EDWARDS: ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: On this, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, we think it is important to publish these words that our forefathers inked 249 years ago in declaration of our fledgling nation’s ...

Illinois Rep. Caulkins discussed the importance of the 55 words from the Declaration of Independence that he proposes should be memorized in public schools because it highlights how our rights don’t ...

This article was originally published in The Conversation. The Declaration of Independence was written by wealthy white men, but the impetus for independence came from ordinary Americans. Historian ...

However, instead of looking ahead, we are looking back at the start of it all. On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. This year, ...