56 men signed the Declaration of Independence, but many of them never became famous The Fourth of July wasn’t made a federal holiday until 1870 The first Fourth of July fireworks were in 1777 ...

The U.S. hid the Declaration of Independence during World War II. Although the Civil War was fought on American soil, it was ...

A homework assignment in a public high school located in Gorham, Maine, featured students being instructed to write an assignment for a "Declaration of Independence" where options like "parents ...

It was read publicly for the first time on July 8 by Colonel John Nixon at what is now Independence Square in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was not signed, however, until Aug. 2, 1776.

The Declaration of Independence used to be read aloud at public gatherings every Fourth of July. Today, while all Americans have heard of it, all too few have read more than its second sentence.

The Declaration of Independence set forth a rationale for a government of the people, by the people and for the people. It remains what it was 249 years ago: a profoundly revolutionary document.