While you're enjoying this year's July 4 festivities, take pride in the rich history and traditions that make Independence ...

Some signed even later. The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull, 1819. Courtesy Wikimedia 2. John Hancock’s Famous Signature was Likely a Myth ...

America will celebrate its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, which will be the anniversary of the adoption of the ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

When John Hancock scrawled his enormous signature at the bottom of the Declaration of Independence, it was a brave act; capture by the British might have meant execution.

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America ...

OpEd: The inalienable rights documented in the Declaration of Independence are under increasing attack from the Trump ...

Although the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, most delegates didn’t sign it until Aug. 2. John Hancock signed first, his signature large and ...

Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, which was accepted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, but the majority of the delegates did not sign it until August 2, 1776.

Although the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, most delegates didn’t sign it until Aug. 2. John Hancock signed first, his signature large and ...

Although the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, most delegates didn’t sign it until Aug. 2. John Hancock signed first, his signature large and ...