As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s a good time to read (or re-read) the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, to dissolve political ties with Great Britain. Colonists sought independence due to grievances against the British Crown, including a lack ...

The Declaration of Independence was first shared through public readings, not signatures. It took time to appear in printed versions. The famous engrossed parchment copy was not signed on a single day ...

Editor's note: In honor of Independence Day — this year, we mark 250 years since the United States parted with Great Britain — we present the nation's founding document, the Declaration of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. artisteer/Getty Images Five men in historical attire discuss documents at a round table, with bookshelves and a fireplace in the ...

Today, we celebrate the 250th birthday of our nation, on the grounds that this is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It was enacted by the Second Continental Congress, which ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On a glorious morning walk about a week before America’s 250th birthday, I was ...

A volunteer at the British National Archives uncovered a new copy of the Declaration of Independence ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary. The newly uncovered document is one of the rarest ...

Independence Day is celebrated annually on July 4 to commemorate the approval of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The decision to formally declare independence happened on July 2, 1776, and ...

Timothy Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute defines liberty as the right to make key life choices without state interference. Sandefur argues that modern politics has blurred liberty with access to ...