The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It took five weeks past that point for its rejection of British authority to reach London.

The United States flag was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental ...

July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.

Sotheby’s Is Selling a Rare Printing of the Declaration of Independence A copy of the document known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go on the block later this month—one of just ten ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire American Declaration of Independence The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may ...