A Philadelphia museum is celebrating the Declaration of Independence's 250th birthday — and clearing up some common ...

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

Garth Brooks says he was brought to tears after a rare opportunity to view the Declaration of Independence and other founding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration ...

How did an original parchment copy of the American Declaration of Independence end up in Chichester?

The Fourth of July is the most prominent all-American holiday — the birthday of our country — even though celebrating the Fourth didn’t become common until after 1815, and Independence Day wasn’t made ...

To commemorate the 250 th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the John Benning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will provide the opportunity for children to sign ...

Actress, producer and director Kyra Sedgwick may be known for her work in television, but recently she revealed a ...

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor ...