Remembering the Woman Who ‘Signed’ the Declaration of Independence

More than two centuries after July 4, 1776, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence — especially John Hancock — are famous. But the woman whose name also appears on the document, or at ...
The Daily Signal

What Declaration of Independence Teaches Us About Our Rights, Duties as Americans

Richard M. Reinsch II is director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation and columnist for The Daily Signal. He is also a senior writer for Law & Liberty. If we ...
Newsweek

World’s Most Important Writing Assignment: Declaration of Independence

It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...
Yahoo

Declaration of Independence was rooted in Enlightenment ideals, not divinity | Opinion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some states teach from primary sources so students develop background knowledge and the ability to advance evidence-based ...
The Washington Post

How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
The Vindicator

The Declaration of Independence

EDITOR’S NOTE: On this, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, we think it is important to publish these words that our forefathers inked 249 years ago in declaration of our fledgling nation’s ...
Artnet

Will This $4 Million Declaration of Independence Make Auction History?

A July 1776 broadside of the Declaration of Independence is on offer at Sotheby’s, where it is estimated at $2 to $4 million. It comes to auction less than four years after it sold at Christie’s for ...
Tennessean

Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...
Palm Beach Post

Fear of polarization grows with landmark Declaration of Independence anniversary in two years

BOSTON — After surveying the narrow wooden bridge at which American colonists first turned protest into armed uprising, Terry Howell said he was astonished by the scene where the historic battle of ...
Townhall

God and the Declaration of Independence

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday---dating back to 1776. That’s when 56 men agreed by voice vote for the ...