Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration ...

As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence in 1776, the temptation rises to focus on the year’s ...

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...

Roberts’s report avoids recent controversies, focusing instead on historical foundations and operational data.

(THE CONVERSATION) Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country’s crucial founding document, the Declaration of Independence. Whether Republican or Democrat or ...

In 1776, Thomas Paine set a revolutionary tone rejecting the King: “But where, say some, is the King of America? … as far as we approve of monarchy… in America the law is king.” The American ...

After 1776, movements for independence spread far beyond the United States. After 1776, movements for independence spread far beyond the United States, to Latin America, Europe, and beyond. As empires ...

In between today's cookouts, pool parties and fireworks, it's important to remember Philadelphia's role in the birth of America. In the late 18th century, the city hosted the First and Second ...