The original printing is just one of 26 known remaining copies, and one of three located west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The document, which will head to auction this spring, is one of roughly 125 broadsides from July 1776 known to survive ...

The effort of the government to spread opportunities for improvement of living standards is more important than many people ...

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be ...

The University of Virginia will begin its celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday by sharing an original copy of the Declaration of Independence – a document found in an Albany, New York attic in ...

About 2,000 people waited in line at the University of Virginia Monday to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday by viewing an ...

Last year, and in 2017, I put up posts about the universalist principles of the Declaration of Independence, and their continuing relevance today. The points made are no less relevant this year. So, ...

After spending years in storage, Louisville officials unveiled a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence to the public ...