At the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia 250 years ago, 13 colonies declared they were a free and independent union. As the war against Britain raged on, the Declaration of Independence ...

Byron Williams is a high school history teacher and author, most recently, of “Liberty and Equality in America: Examining the Radical and Paradoxical Legacy of the Declaration of Independence.” The ...

A study of American government begins with understanding our founding documents. We have reviewed the principles of the Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the Constitution of the United States, ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States officially declared its independence from the British Empire when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress. In 1923, U.S. President Warren G. Harding died ...