The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

French-Canadien Catholics backed British forces to defend Quebec City from an invading American army You can save this ...

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

News of the Declaration of Independence reached Great Britain in August 1776 and ignited a media frenzy, according to the Jack Miller Center, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to teaching about ...

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July in 1776, issued a remarkable document, proclaiming the thirteen colonies in America to be free from ...

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July in 1776, issued a remarkable document, proclaiming the 13 colonies in America to be free from ...

In late June and early July 1776, the Second Continental Congress framed, debated, and adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Thousands flocked to Old Town Eureka Friday for the annual Independence day festival. While American flags waved, people ...

On an unseasonably cool Thursday, July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared total independence from King George ...

It's crucial today to acknowledge that for 249 years thousands of Americans have fought to protect the ideas of the American ...

It's been 249 years since the Declaration of Independence was passed by the Continental Congress in 1776, which the holiday ...

The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with ...