Nancy West was born enslaved almost a decade before Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. She was freed in the late 18th Century and eventually began purchasing real estate ...

Linda McMahon made stops at two Illinois schools Thursday as part of her nationwide tour promoting history and civics ...

Interview transcript Grace McCaffrey Yeah. Well, this is a big year for the country and also for the National Archives. The National Archives is the permanent home of the Declaration of ...

Historian Richard Bell’s new book traces a global upheaval stretching from Philadelphia and London to Freetown and Madras.

How do we celebrate America's 250th anniversary as ICE and the Border Patrol threaten and abuse ordinary Americans?

It was a breezy afternoon in the summer of 2020. Protests against the murder of George Floyd engulfed the nation, belying the ...

President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing near the White House a replica of a statue of famed explorer ...

I hold these truths to be self-evident...What’s your personal declaration?Highlight the truths you believe in on this 250th ...

A piece of history is on display at the Lilly Library on Indiana University’s campus to celebrate the United States’ 250th ...

The Tiverton Public Library is set to host a replica of the 1823 William J. Stone engraving of the Declaration of ...

“Old white men in wigs and fancy clothes” is a popular response. The names George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin ...

The Declaration of Independence was meant to signal the rejection of tyranny and the empowerment of the individual to resist ...