A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception ...

Talmage Boston: Abraham Lincoln revived and enforced the declaration's "all men are created equal" creed, rejecting racist ...

In a few months we will observe the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. That document announced the formation of a new nation and laid the foundation for the rule of law in ... more ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain. Learn why it still matters.

The American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia has a new exhibit showcasing rare printings of the Declaration of Independence.

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...

The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. (You can use the alternative Latinates ...

As Americans prepare to celebrate another Fourth of July, it is alarming to learn that a Louisiana bill requiring elementary school students to recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence ...

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