A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Declaration of Independence did more than assert the Colonies' independence from Britain. iStock/Getty Images Plus A crowd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

The Arizona men’s Wildcats (23-0, 10-0 in Big 12) stay undefeated in a dominant 84-47 win against the Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-7, 4-6 in Big 12). This win marks history for the Wildcats as they ...

Nearly 250 years after the Declaration of Independence was first written and distributed across Colonial America, several celebrations across the Capital Region will include a public reading of the ...

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

The Declaration of Independence located at the New York Public Library. Photo by Jonathan Blanc / NYPL. On July 9, 1776, a copy of the Declaration of Independence was delivered to George Washington’s ...

How Virginia’s 1776 declaration still shapes America Drafted by George Mason in 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights laid out principles of inherent liberty, popular sovereignty, and government ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into ...

Chris Leonard, left, and Carmel Patrick, right, at last year’s Fourth of July event in Schenectady. Leonard and Patrick were the driving forces behind organizing the ceremony in Schenectady. Nearly ...