Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Declaration of Independence was written by wealthy white men, but the impetus for independence came from ordinary Americans.

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America. But some people argue that Aug. 2 should actually be America's birthday, ...

(The Conversation) – In celebration of the United States’ birthday, a history professor offers six surprising facts about the nation’s founding document – including that it failed to achieve its most ...

Woody Holton received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library, and the Henry E. Huntington library. Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the ...