The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the U.S., was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th ...

Willits, California offers a refreshing escape from the frenetic pace of modern living, where stress melts away like morning fog under the California sun. The iconic Willits arch welcomes visitors ...

Retired detective John Watts from Consett has been appointed as the 24th Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons in County Durham, one ...

President Donald Trump went to Iowa on Thursday to start the countdown to the nation’s 250th Independence Day next year. To ...

You probably see the dollar bill every day, but have you ever thought about the symbols on the dollar bill and what they mean ...

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

Philadelphia isn’t just a city; it’s where a nation was born. On US Independence Day, here are 15 not-to-be-missed hotspots ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Black Americans’, our’ relationship to this annual holiday has always been fraught. In 1852, nearly a century after the ...