A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: the American spirit.

Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive ...

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn.

The decades following World War II were broadly prosperous, but conditions began changing in the 1970s. Class inequality has increased enormously since then, according to government data, while income ...

A newly-passed Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms is facing a second ...

The Varma case is a warning shot. It’s not just one judge’s fall—it signals systemic rot.

Calling all history buffs! Step back in time at one of these significant sites in each state, from Revolutionary War ...

Government overreach challenges America's founding principles of equality and freedom, echoing concerns from the Declaration of Independence that inspired civil rights leaders.

Jefferson and Adams ensured that the Declaration captured the hearts of Americans with different religious sensibilities.

A sampling of other Declaration of Independence signers who served in the Continental Congress in York between Sept. 30, 1777, and June 28, 1778.

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

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