From the beginning of the American experiment, one of its animating principles has been limited government overseen by ...

The fourth of July may be synonymous with freedom in the United States, but around the world it has a very different meaning.

Meet the five New Jerseyans who signed the Declaration of Independence: Abraham Clark had served in the Continental Congress ...

Thomas Jefferson, another Founding Father, drafter of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most pro-slavery and ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

amiable, generous and brave." His name: George Washington. His ascension, Adams wrote, "will have a great effect, in ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...

The issue the Supreme Court addressed goes far beyond this particular administration, potentially affecting progressive ...