Undated handout photo of a parchment manuscript of the US Declaration of Independence, believed to date from the 1780s and found in a records office in Chichester, southern England. (West Sussex ...

Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they looked, with flowing loops and flourishes. "I'm looking at how pretty it ...

The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...

The Berks County Liberty Bell was first rung 249 years ago. Its ringing on July 8, 1776, announced the birth of the United States of America, calling for local residents to gather for a reading of the ...

On Independence Day, we present the Declaration of Independence. 2025 marks 249 years since the United States’ founding document was adopted by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress in ...

President Trump is displaying a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office after requesting it from the National Archives, according to a photograph he shared on Monday. “The Nationals ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: On this, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, we think it is important to publish these words that our forefathers inked 249 years ago in declaration of our fledgling nation’s ...

Mark Guiney is the manager of video production in Digital Productions at The Heritage Foundation. He also produces and creates video for The Daily Signal. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, ...

Today is synonymous with fireworks, flags, parades and barbecues, but 33 percent of Americans do not plan to celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday. National pride has fallen to record lows, and a 2023 ...

John Trumbull's painting, 'Declaration of Independence,' depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found ...