Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...
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 ...
Known as the semiquincentennial, the celebration includes fireworks, walking tours, block parties and a slew of Liberty Bell replicas to honor the city's past. But the Philadelphia of 1776 was much ...
The only known surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence printed south of Philadelphia is back in Charleston, where a ...
The U.S. Mint will begin shipping 2026 Declaration of Independence quarters to the Federal Reserve on June 1 as part of ...
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 ...
Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.
The men who drafted the Declaration of Independence read the newspapers in Philadelphia, and they were influenced by the rumors being reported. When the Continental Congress voted to declare ...
We hold these truths to be self-evident…” Back by popular demand again this year is a reading of the Declaration of Independence by YOU! out loud for all to hear at one of the only structures in the c ...