The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain and established natural rights.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

This lesson features a tour of the Museum of the American Revolution's "The Declaration's Journey" exhibit in Philadelphia, which details the history and global impac ...

The Declaration of Independence contained within it a revolutionary idea so powerful that it launched the democratic era and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stock Getty Images photo of the Declaration of Independence. Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to ...

Before our celebrations of the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary reach a fever pitch this summer, it might be ...

More than two centuries after July 4, 1776, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence — especially John Hancock — ...

Before our celebrations of the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary reach a fever pitch this summer, it might be worthwhile to introduce some humility into the occasion.

Miners Hall Museum hosted it’s annual fundraiser at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday night to celebrate the 250th anniversary ...

It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence … if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania ...