As is our annual tradition, the editorial board presents the Declaration of Independence in lieu of an editorial to mark the ...

South Carolina originally sent five delegates to the Second Continental Congress but only one, Edward Rutledge, remained to ...

As America prepares to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a document which maintained that the 13 American states were free of British rule, it ...

As Tim Bouverie shows in his masterful new diplomatic history of the war, the prime minister was right, both in his ...

The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...

Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political ...

The Fourth of July is here, marking America's 249th birthday! View our guide to events, closures and tips for Kentucky.

The American Revolution was a turning point in modern history. It was one of the first successful movements to overthrow ...

OpEd: The inalienable rights documented in the Declaration of Independence are under increasing attack from the Trump ...

Unquestionably it was a foundational document for America, calling for unity against Great Britain in the struggle for ...

The Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange will shutter early at 1 p.m. Eastern on July 3, as is customary before ...

According to myth, the ghost of George Washington cursed anyone serving more than four years. But a nonconsecutive second ...