Who were the 56 individuals who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776? This July 4th holiday, check out the list of names — and see how many you recognize.

He signed the Declaration of Independence as "Charles Carroll of Carrollton," a form of his name that he used to distinguish himself from a number of other Maryland Charles Carrolls.

He signed the Declaration of Independence as “Charles Carroll of Carrollton,” a form of his name that he used to distinguish himself from a number of other Maryland Charles Carrolls.

With Independence Day around the corner, we caught up with a few of this year’s speakers to get their thoughts on the Declaration of Independence, their connection to history, and celebrating at the ...

John Hancock was first to sign Declaration of Independence, the first governor of Massachusetts and president of the Second ...

The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence deserve their fame. They turned the American Revolution into a national project and invented a new kind of country for the world to behold. By ...

It has been said that freedom isn’t free. Never was that more evident than in early July 1776, when members of Second Continental Congress debated and revised the Declaration of Independence.

John Hancock has lost his face. So has Pennsylvania’s Samuel Clymer. So have 12 other of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence whose memorial plaques have been consigned to the soles ...

All those who signed the Declaration were delegates to the Second Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia. The Congress was a convention of representatives from the various colonies.