A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception ...
Under the leadership of John Adams, the Second Continental Congress resumed the Consideration of the Declaration, which resolved "that the Inhabitants of these Colonies be permitted to fit out armed ...
And Betsy gets to sewing, cutting strips of red and white silk, snipping and stitching away. A few days later, Washington and ...
After American victory in the revolution, the bell resumed its role in civic life. It rang for celebrations, commemorations, ...
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...
Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1818) is one of four monumental paintings by John Trumbull (1756–1843) hanging ...
Upcoming concerts reflect on the Declaration and ask what America might look like if the voices of Black women were valued.
NEW YORK, NY - April 08, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Big Apple Charters, a private yacht charter company based at Chelsea ...
The Trump administration will temporarily display a statue taken down in Delaware years ago of a slave owner who signed the Declaration of Independence as part of the celebrations commemorating the ...
The Articles were weak by design and left Congress unable to pay soldiers in the Continental Army. It took the Continental Congress 526 days to fashion the Articles of Confederation and another 39 ...
ADC chieftain Ladan Salihu announces the venue for ADC National Convention, despite earlier uncertainties over venue.
A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The ...