Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on the afternoon of July 4, 1776. What happened next? A little-known sequence of events tells the story. It speaks volumes about the ...

WEST CHESTER — A spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence took place Tuesday at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Twenty community members solemnly, and with much emotion, read the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

The original printing is just one of 26 known remaining copies, and one of three located west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...

IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville County will be holding a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on Friday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m. in the Bonneville County Courthouse. This comes as the United States ...

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to constitutional interpretation and judicial review. In his year-end report ...

Feb. 25—VALLEY FORGE — As the nation prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Valley Forge Park Alliance, the nonprofit partner of Valley Forge ...