It's worth revering not just the document itself, but the men of consequence who made American independence a reality.

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

JONES: Benjamin Franklin knew that we will lose this exceptional form of government called democracy if we do not work hard ...

Here are 10 fun and fascinating facts about the 4th of July to spark some patriotic pride! Some may surprise you!

The population of the United States has grown almost 123 times since the first federal census was conducted after the Declaration of Independence.

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

As Tim Bouverie shows in his masterful new diplomatic history of the war, the prime minister was right, both in his ...

The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...

The first U.S. flag, as adopted by Congress, features 13 alternating red and white stripes along with 13 stars positioned in ...

The nation’s capital resided in Pennsylvania before Washington, D.C. However, just where in the state depends on the criteria ...