This painting shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence in what was later called Independence Hall, Philadelphia, ...

This Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, but there are several dates that are related to ...

Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...

The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter, NSDAR, Inc. reminds everyone that July 4th is a time to celebrate our freedoms our ancestors fought ...

This original copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed on the night of July 4, 1776, is on permanent display at the Dallas Public Library.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) A sacred piece ...

The Declaration of Independence was not signed, however, until Aug. 2, 1776. Some of these signers were not a part of the original Congress who proposed and approved of the document in early ...

Click here to read about the 56 people who signed the declaration of independence. ... After independence was declared, he was tasked with drawing up a plan of government for that new state.

John Trumbull’s painting, ‘Declaration of Independence,’ depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to … ...