The famous second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence likely drew its phrasing from a sermon delivered in the early ...

We all know about July 4, 1776, but what do you know about May 20, 1775? Then, poetry from the new book "We (The People of ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, laid the groundwork for American government and rights.

In recent decades, the 1776 document's few references to God have been especially polarizing, as Americans defend starkly ...

Matthew Spalding joined the RCP Podcast on Friday to explain why the Declaration of Independence was not merely an ...

As we gather to celebrate the Fourth of July, we are reminded not only of the fireworks and festivities but also of the significant historical event that this day commemorates—the adoption of the ...

As a people, we feel lost. Our political life is full of division and animosity. Our society struggles to find its sense of ...

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

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

Every American schoolchild is taught that the Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776, and that it proclaims that “all men are created equal” and that we are endowed by our “Creator” ...

In this 2025 Southwest Tech Graphic Arts Program students pose beneath one of 52 banners they created as part of a project ...