Most importantly, perhaps, we need to remember that the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed and signed by members of ...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we should reflect on the eternal wisdom of the Founding Fathers, who put words to action on principles that have bound our nation since 1776. Looking back, we ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It established a foundation for American government based on natural ...

Red-headed, spindle-shanked Thomas Jefferson was thirty-three years old when he drafted the Declaration of Independence, in 1776; he was so young and, as it turned out, so long-lived that he had ...