The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The ...

The Declaration of Independence used to be read aloud at public gatherings every Fourth of July. Today, while all Americans have heard of it, all too few have read more than its second sentence.

The preamble to the Declaration of Independence begins with the famous sentence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator ...

When celebrating the Declaration of Independence every July 4 th, we should also celebrate the document that inspired the Declaration. The Virginia Declaration of Rights helps us to understand the ...

It's that time of year when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence. On this episode, ... understand what the American Revolution was about and where it was about in 1775 and 1776, ...

I spent time with the Declaration of Independence. Sitting atop a book shelf in my home office is a poster-sized card stock reproduction of this historic document.

Jane Lester, Jefferson City. Dear Editor, The preamble to the Declaration of Independence is known to most Americans. I thought I was very familiar with this important document but ...

Widespread ignorance of U.S. history contributes to gullibility. The “shot heard round the world” was fired on April 19, 1775, over a year before the declaration was signed on July 4, 1776.

If the Declaration of Independence wasn’t about the control of space and place, then just what was it about? Read it. Not just the preamble, the whole thing.

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.

The Declaration of Independence used to be read aloud at public gatherings every Fourth of July. Today, while all Americans have heard of it, all too few have read more than its second sentence.