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(The Conversation) – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RD.com, Getty Images (3) This summer marks the 250th birthday of the United States, and we'll soon be waving flags, watching ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain.

Historian Dr. Michael Auslin discusses his new book, "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America," tracing the document's 250-year history.

The most famous phrase of the Declaration of Independence contains something of a contradiction, or at least an inconsistency. Happily so for Christians. There is a theological claim hiding there. Not ...

In his book “Inventing America,” the liberal scholar Garry Wills argued that the Declaration of Independence owed much to previous Anglo-American history. This is correct. English parliamentary bills ...

Independence Day is the day we as Americans celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, but how much do you really know about the famous early-American breakup letter to King George ...

Since he became speaker of the House in 2023, Johnson has referenced the Declaration of Independence, often in the context of ...

The Declaration of Independence is a document that indicates the founding principles of the United States of America. The declaration was issued by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and ...

Say what? Then why don’t we celebrate Independence Day on July 2nd? Well, the 4th of July is when the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Second Continental Congress in 1776, but the ...