What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...
The Lewiston TribuneOpinion

FROM THE PULPIT: Our Declaration of Independence has deep roots

Coolidge understood the spiritual roots of our declaration. In his 150th national birthday speech, he cited the preaching of ...
San Diego Jewish World

Israel’s Declaration of Independence chanted in sixth annual ceremony

Now in its sixth year, the event has become a new tradition during the days between Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah VeHaGevurah) and Israeli Independence Day (Yom Ha’Atzmaut). It gives renewed ...
The Philadelphia Citizen

These Truths — The Declarations of Independence

A new exhibit at the American Philosophical Society Museum examines the first 50 years of the Declaration of Independence ...
Tennessean

From grievances to government. What the Declaration set in motion

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It listed grievances against King George III, including quartering troops ...
The Oakland Press

‘The Revolutionary Words That Forged America’ — judge’s new book reviews, analyzes Declaration of Independence

Judge Michael Warren says far too many citizens don’t have an understanding of our nation’s cornerstone principles that give ...

Read the complete transcript of King Charles III’s speech to Congress

King Charles III extolled the bonds between Britain and the United States in a speech to Congress. Here is the full text: “Mr ...
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1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...

What Would the Nation’s Founders Think of Trump? 250 Years Later, Here Is the Answer.

What would the founding fathers say? You can’t write about American independence, especially this year, without fielding that ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Burns and Lepore join historians to talk about the Declaration of Independence

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — Four people with an intimate knowledge of the history of the United States will be at Retreat Farm on Thursday, May 7, to discuss the ...