Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.

6. Independence Day Date Change. In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal changed the date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4th to June 12th to honor the original declaration from 1898.

What: 4-mile race, 4-kilometer race and Little Firecracker Kids Run to kick off Independence Day. Where: The Ward Parkway Pavilion, 8807 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64114 Cost: $22.64 - $50.20 ...

Organizers designated Philadelphia as the lead city in a movement spanning the nation, with over 2,000 protests planned.

For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...

As the Declaration of Independence's 250th anniversary draws near, Jasper County 250 rededicated the gravesite of 1 of the 4 SC signers, Thomas Heyward Jr.

The stars and stripes, the national flag of the USA flutters during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between CF ...

ON Thursday, the Philippines will commemorate the 127th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine independence. More specifically, independence from Spain — freedom from that country's 333-year ...

Nigeria is dead. We are Biafrans. In the dawn's early light, the chant echoed through the streets of Enugu, the capital of Eastern Nigeria. Because Nigeria has been a troubled land of late, the ...

The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future stresses that chemistry is – and has been – vital to advancing human well-being. But at the same time, chemistry has caused unintentional ...