What makes a word ‘Canadian’? These linguistic warriors are working hard to find out Maybe obsessing over such a rote ...

Recently discovered documents reveal a back-channel attempt by a leader of the Continental Congress to make peace. (He did ...

Jon Meacham is among many historians reflecting on the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson. He notes that Jefferson's life and ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a document introducing a new nation to the world, composed of 13 “free and ...

Educators are finding engaging ways to teach the Declaration of Independence on the 250th anniversary of its signing.

In "Bouchra," directors Merriam Bennani and Orian Bakri use animation to tell an intimate story taken from Bennani's life, ...

The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of ...

Portraits of a red-headed Thomas Jefferson, left, and John Dickinson, right, by by Charles Willson Peale are seen at the ...

It is this Declaration that is under assault from a political movement that rejects the credal vision of the American ...

Thomas Jefferson was tasked with drafting a wartime document declaring independence. How did it become one of history’s most enduring symbols?

Most importantly, perhaps, we need to remember that the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed and signed by members of ...

Philadelphia. June 1776. America stands on the brink. The ultimate question of independence hangs over Philadelphia. And ...