It still continues because the flame of liberty and independence still burns in the heart of every American patriot.” With that in mind, it’s worth looking at the Declaration of Independence, signed ...

It’s August 2, 1776, the day most delegates to the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence that was ...

The new exhibition, which shows how the document was edited, also features an early copy of the Gettysburg Address ...

On Aug. 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress.

Much of the hoopla surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations this summer might be over, but a monumental event ...

United States’ Declaration of Independence, often considered to be the birth of America. While July 4 has been considered America’s birthday ...

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 ...

Red-headed, spindle-shanked Thomas Jefferson was thirty-three years old when he drafted the Declaration of Independence, in 1776; he was so young and, as it turned out, so long-lived that he had ...

The 250th anniversary of the fight for American independence continues long into 2026 and 2027, including commemoration of the first-ever reading of the Declaration of Independence to ...

July 4th, 2026, marks 250 years since all of the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence … or does it? CBS News Philadelphia recently visited the Museum of the American Revolution to ...

July 4 is a red- white- and blue-letter day to recall the Declaration of Independence. Who better to give insights about it than Archbishop Fulton Sheen? As perceptive and prophetic as ever of what ...