The 4th of July is a day to celebrate America’s independence from Britain. Some people celebrate by sharing 4th of July ...

SLIDESHOW: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence The July 2 resolution was laconic, not written to stir the emotions. The subsequent constitutions for the Union — the 1781 Articles of ...

Guelzo, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence is a remarkable story ... Was that was that the mindset of the time for the people that signed this document? Guelzo: Well, they're being ...

In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands ...

Congress refrained from publishing the Declaration of Independence with a list of the signers until six months later when America won its first great victory in the war. Wrote New Jersey delegate ...

Abraham Lincoln said that the Declaration of Independence was “an ‘apple of gold’ to us. The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it.

Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, historians list as many as 9 as “farmers”. The National Archives, however, lists only one with that occupation – John Morton of ...

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have signed a declaration of independence from Spain, following the disputed referendum. However, they say the move will not be ...