July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American colonies officially separated from Great Britain. As the Fourth of July ...

Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too. By Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino June 17, 2025 ...

As a reminder of the nation's foundational principles and ideals, a look back at the nation's Declaration of Independence signed in 1776.

On the evening of July 4, 1776, printer John Dunlap produced an estimated 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence from his Philadelphia shop. Over the following years, most copies were lost ...