Celebrate freedom with gratitude, reflection, and prayer—honoring God, our nation’s roots, and the true meaning of ...

As SC celebrates Carolina Day, the anniversary of Battle of Sullivan's Island, efforts are underway to raise awareness of ...

Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, ...

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

The city founded by William Penn not only had facilities—the State House (later Independence Hall) and Carpenters’ Hall—large ...

This Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, but there are several dates that are related to ...

While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, ...

That was the day the Continental Congress voted to proclaim independence. Congress, however, didn't approve a written declaration, primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson, until July 4.

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 2. Check what happened today ...

William eventually left Congress in 1779 and also stepped away from his military duties, as a result of poor health. However, he served as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court ...

Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiated the drafting of the Articles of Confederation in 1776, adopted in York a year later.