At the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia 250 years ago, 13 colonies declared they were a free and independent union. As the war against Britain raged on, the Declaration of Independence ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress. In 1923, U.S. President Warren G. Harding died ...

Byron Williams is a high school history teacher and author, most recently, of “Liberty and Equality in America: Examining the Radical and Paradoxical Legacy of the Declaration of Independence.” The ...

As a social studies teacher, one of my favorite parts of teaching American history is helping students discover how ideas from the past continue to shape conversations today. Every year, my government ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States officially declared its independence from the British Empire when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was ...

Here’s hoping you had a safe and celebratory July 4th. Thanks for joining our study on this 250-plus-one-day. Today, I am honored to write about God’s Word in the Declaration of Independence. Our ...

During this 250th anniversary of independence, Americans are presented with a familiar narrative—one grounded more in national myth than historical reality. It goes something like this: the ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch, about President Trump's celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We wanted to think a bit more ...

On Aug. 4, 1776, Mary "Polly" Palmer of Quincy, Massachusetts, wrote her old friend John Adams to thank him for the momentous news he'd recently shared. She would have written Adams back sooner, she ...