On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain.

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence, formally “The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen States of the United States”, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The Declaration did not ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It listed grievances against King George III, including quartering troops ...

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 ...

A historic copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display at the Museum of the American Revolution as part of a new exhibit the opens this fall. The poster-sized copy of the Declaration, ...

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 ...

It was an unexpected discovery that had historians scratching their heads. How did an 18th Century, handwritten parchment copy of the American Declaration of Independence end up in the West Sussex ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— The Sons of the American Revolution James Smith Talbot Chapter will hold a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 at City Hall. It is held ...

There is no time when the Declaration of Independence‘s true meaning is not worthy of deep reflection. But certainly this Independence Day, which marks the beginning of a year of celebrating the 250th ...

Herbert Hoover’s appreciation for the principles of the American founding was shaped from an early age. He recalled that as a young boy, his “first paid job” in West Branch, Iowa, was “picking potato ...