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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Signing the Declaration in 1776 was dangerous. As Ben Franklin said to John Hancock at the signing on July 4, 1776, “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang ...

John Hancock was once one of the wealthiest merchants in New England and among the most popular and well-respected figures of ...

Touted as one of the greatest presidential speeches in American history, Ronald Reagan’s words on the Fourth Of July in 1986 in front of the Statue of Liberty are as relevant today as they ever were: ...