On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, concluding a long day of debate in sweltering heat in Philadelphia, voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence. All but one of the 13 colonies ...

Today we celebrate the anniversary of American independence ... or cultural background of those oppressed. To be sure, the Declaration does refer to “one people” seeking “dissolve the ...

“On July 4, 1897, Adolph Ochs, the new owner of The New York Times, ushered in an Independence Day tradition: The paper published the full text of the Declaration of Independence. The Times ...

It was a rare parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence, made in Washington ... probably first traced the original with tracing paper. He then used the tracing to hand-engrave an image ...

Panelists talked about the historical background and the original intent of the Declaration of Independence. They argued that starting in th… read more Panelists talked about the historical ...

Just in time for the Fourth of July, an extremely rare printed copy of the Declaration of Independence has gone ... which were printed on paper, the copy currently on display at the Museum of ...

The Declaration ... workers was likely at Independence Hall on July 8 to hear the first public reading of the document. But the Staatsbote was not the first newspaper paper to publish news of ...

Before the parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence was identified, the family had stored the copy in a cardboard box. Courtesy of Seth Kaller Within 40 years of its signing in 1776 ...

In his paper, Lucas digs deep and notes that the declaration "gradually becomes a kind of drama, with its tensions expressed more and more in personal terms." We hope you enjoy Independence Day.

Historians have said of Wythe, with his legal background and influence on Thomas Jefferson, author of the declaration, that he was “the godfather of the Declaration of Independence.” ...

It was a rare parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence, made in Washington ... Stone likely first traced the original with tracing paper. He then used the tracing to hand-engrave an ...