It's worth revering not just the document itself, but the men of consequence who made American independence a reality.

War is generally defined as a violent conflict between states or nations. It has shaped humanity's history, its social and ...

Until its discovery in May at the archives in Groton, American Baptist officials worried the anti-slavery document had been ...

The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...

America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates is as much critique as celebration, writes documentary filmmaker. While Bates’ ...

In June of 1826, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Roger C. Weightman, declining an invitation to come to Washington, D.C. to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.