You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

A copy of the Declaration of Independence from July 1776 will be up for sale this spring alongside hundreds of other rare American artifacts to mark the country's 250th anniversary, Goldin auction ...

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

The only known surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence printed south of Philadelphia is back in Charleston, where a ...

In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

Our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and July 4, 1776, is when the colonies united. Celebrations are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireworks light up the St. Louis skyline and the Gateway Arch on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in St. Louis. (David Carson/St. Louis ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final approval of the Declaration of Independence. Viewed now as patriots by Americans, ...

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

Just 13 miles from Independence Hall, a South Jersey winery has uncovered one of the region's most remarkable untold ...

Matheson, Susan B., "Art for Yale: A History of the Yale University Art Gallery," New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2001, fig. 10. "Handbook of the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery ...