A rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, now on display at the Library of Congress, was written by Thomas Jefferson ...

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its birth, the U.S. Postal Service pays tribute to the document that put ...

Unlike previous stamps honoring the nation’s birthday, the design does not depict the document itself, any of the Founding ...

The most powerful messages inspire belief for generations. We still remember “we hold these truths to be self-evident” and “the consent of the governed.” ...

Americans are celebrating 250 years of independence this Fourth of July with events including the largest fireworks display ...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...

The Declaration was written by imperfect men. However, the message of freedom has endured and inspired others around the ...

Thomas Jefferson was tasked with drafting a wartime document declaring independence. How did it become one of history’s most enduring symbols?

Before America, nations typically justified their existence through conquest, bloodlines, ethnicity, geography or even the ...

"To prove this," he wrote, "let facts be submitted to a candid world."  In this June 30, 2020, photo, a man walks in front of the Declaration House in Philadelphia, where Thomas Jefferson drafted the ...

Most importantly, perhaps, we need to remember that the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed and signed by members of ...

One of the challenges of studying and seeking to understand the stories and the histories of enslaved and free Black people ...