BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A piece of history is on display at the Lilly Library on Indiana University’s campus to celebrate the ...

Alumnus Albert Small spent a lifetime tracking down prints of the Declaration of Independence and the signatures of all who ...

The document will be alongside other rare American artifacts in a Goldin auction to mark the country's 250th anniversary.

The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...

The big day is July 4, 2026. It’ll mark a quarter millennium since the final text of the Declaration of Independence was ...

Exactly 249 years ago, a group of flawed-yet-visionary men signed a document in Philadelphia that was (and remains) remarkable. It founded a nation that’s been a beacon of hope to the entire world. Is ...

In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July in 1776, issued a remarkable document, proclaiming the thirteen colonies in America to be free from British ...

John Adams thought July 2 was going to be the day future Americans celebrated, or so he said in a letter to his wife, Abigail Adams: “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in ...

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- ...

While we prepare to celebrate our independence, you may be curious what the weather was like on July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. You probably know that ...

On Independence Day, we present the Declaration of Independence. 2025 marks 249 years since the United States’ founding document was adopted by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress in ...