The objects were discovered on Liberty Hill, the place where many Continental Army soldiers heard the text of the Declaration ...

The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support ...

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

It’s poetry, philosophy and polemic, all in a little more than 1,300 words and all represented in its second and most famous ...

The Declaration of Independence justified the American colonies' decision to separate from Great Britain. The Declaration established the foundation for the U.S. Constitution, which was drafted over a ...

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as ...

It's been 250 years since the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how you can mark the occasion.

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration ...