“Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently wrote. “Before the pen of ...

"The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. ..." The echoes of independence would continue to be heard throughout the lives of both Adams and Jefferson ...

In fact, independence was formally declared on July 2, 1776, a date that John Adams believed would be the most memorable day in the history of America. On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final ...

With an estimate of $2-4 million, this historical document has a prestigious provenance that adds to an already unique story.

A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence, known as the Essex Broadside, could hammer down for $4 million during a ...

Sotheby's is offering a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, with a high estimate of $4 million.

The Fincastle Resolutions may not be as well-known as The Declaration of Independence, but the statement adopted in January ...

As part of a larger project exploring the concept of independence, oral history interviews were conducted with Emily Card, Jeanne Hubbard, Stephanie Lipscomb, and Rosemary Reed, whose stories show ...