Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren’t sure.

President Trump declared a national emergency Wednesday to impose his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs on all imports.

Library houses replica Declarations of Independence, while local town hall is modeled on a colonial predecessor ...

The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval ...

The historic and fragile document is displayed at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. where it has been housed since 1952 ...

As co-chair of the official America 250-Ohio Hamilton County Committee, I want to reaffirm our commitment to the foundational ...

America celebrates its 250th anniversary as a nation on July 4, 2026, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.

The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth ...

James Madison, who drafted the Bill of Rights, insisted upon referring to speech as “the” freedom of speech, so as to ...

These days, there are a lot of extremely alarming headlines featuring Donald Trump. At first glance, “Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence” doesn’t seem like one of them. The Atlantic ...

The Kittery Historical & Naval Society presents History Talks lecture with D. Allan Kerr's “The General and the Prince.” ...