The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. It validates the freedom of 13 North American British colonies ...

Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country's crucial founding document, the Declaration ...

But they have recently put on a little show of respect for those opinions, for the rebel Congress has issued a manifesto, which we find in the Richmond Whig, the purpose of which is declared ...

1776. The Second Continental Congress voted for Independence on July 2, the day the Founding Fathers expected succeeding generations to celebrate. The document was officially adopted July 4 ...