Fifty-six men risked their lives to sign the Declaration of Independence – not on July 4 but on 1776. The only two men to sign the Declaration on July 4 were ...

On Aug. 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress.

Much of the hoopla surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations this summer might be over, but a monumental event happened this week in 1776. The Declaration of Independence finally ...

The new exhibition, which shows how the document was edited, also features an early copy of the Gettysburg Address ...

The Fourth of July has passed, but that doesn’t mean the America 250 celebrations are over, there are other milestones in our nation’s founding that will be recognized throughout the year.

Michael Scurr, a volunteer at Britain’s National Archives, has discovered a rare early copy of the Declaration of ...

July 4th, 2026, marks 250 years since all of the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence … or does it? CBS News Philadelphia recently visited the Museum of the American Revolution to ...

Joseph J. Thorndike examines the historical context behind the single tax grievance in the Declaration of Independence.

As part of a statewide tour organized by the Maine Historical Society, a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is on ...

Lebanon city officials holds special meeting July 2 reaffirming the principles of the Declaration of Independence for ...

Michael Scurr, a retired insurance broker, found the text while cataloging boxes of 18th-century correspondence housed at the ...