As Baltimore's postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of ...

Every July 4th, we celebrate the approval of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress in 1776.

Listed simply as “another paper” in the Royal Navy inventory, the Declaration remained buried in British archives for 250 ...

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States, here are seven key dates that led to that independence ...

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, a BYU professor is bringing the nation's first printed Declaration of ...

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) — Just in time for Independence Day, the country’s first official capital, long before Washington, ...

I frequently answer constitutional questions from individuals who want to know more about the relationship between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most of them understand that ...

Sunlight and abuse have taken a toll on the document, encased in bulletproof glass. But the Trump administration “hasn’t put ...

Should we really celebrate July 2 as Independence Day in the United States? Why we celebrate July 4 and when it finally ...

Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

A birth certificate is an official document designating the presence of a new human. The Declaration of Independence was an ...

The presentation of an original German-language translation in Berlin is an opportunity to consider the shared history of the ...