The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. (John Trumbull) It was 249 years ago, in 1776, that 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence.

Local youth activists are advocating for change in western Massachusetts with a reading of a rewritten Declaration of ...

The title of the document tells you it’s not a declaration “of unity, love or respect.” It is an unblinking proclamation that the 13 colonies were “free and independent states” no longer ...

Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence, 1776 1 IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, ...

Ironically, Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, both died on the 50th anniversary ... People hurt their hands and fingers most often, and head, face and ...