The document is among 25 surviving poster-sized editions printed by John Dunlap and posted in public meeting places on the ...

On the evening of July 4, 1776, Continental Congress printer John Dunlap began production on the first published copies of the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration Before “The Declaration” What struck me most was learning more about the Mecklenburg Declaration – a bold statement of independence signed on May 20, 1775, more than a year ...

So, those were both appeals, the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls is modeled after the Declaration of Independence. That was the first conference for women.

A two-day national celebration at Perry’s Monument will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence's actual signing on Aug. 2, 1776.

Yet, higher education has shaped the American experiment from the beginning. Enlightenment ideas studied in 18th-century universities provided the rationale for independence from Great Britain in 1776 ...