It encapsulates why Independence Day is so important ... Guelzo: Well, start with the people who were supposed to write the Declaration. Franklin and Adams were part of this committee, but ...

which Jefferson relied upon in writing his Summary View of the Rights of British America, which he used to shape his initial draft of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson’s Summary View ...

President Donald Trump and Republican majorities in both Houses, began working to pass an agenda through Congress that will be sweeping in both its scope and impact.

Organizers said commemorations will look to strike the balance between celebrating the nation’s founding ideals while ...

Eventually, colonists began writing the Declaration of Independence to explain why they needed independence. That opened doors to gain support from other countries, such as France. On July 4 ...

but the reason why Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4). The 1776 declaration (which, it should be noted, had Jefferson write the first draft, but had a finished product edited by ...

got involved in writing the first draft of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. In 1948, on the first day of Passover, just days before the State of Israel ultimately declared independence ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original. In addition to borrowing from his own writing, Jefferson relied on other declarations and pamphlets of the time ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original. In addition to borrowing from his own writing, Jefferson relied on other declarations and pamphlets of the time ...