In the popular mind, the American Revolution was mostly about liberty and the pursuit of happiness — and the war that followed the Declaration of Independence wasn’t much of a war. We imagine toy ...

Artist John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence. It can be seen in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed ...

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who ...

It’s one thing to declare independence. But as with so much in life, words often must be backed up with actions. This day in the United States celebrates the day, 240 years ago, when representatives ...

In the broadcast reading of the Declaration of Independence we inadvertently dropped two words: establish commerce. We muse about what would be different if those words had not been in the document.

President Biden cited the Declaration of Independence in his opening remarks at the Democracy Summit on Thursday but amended it to include women as he discussed the importance of American ideals.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...