In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

A program focused on the nation’s Indigenous populations and the American Revolution is up next in Illinois State Historical ...

That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...

A historic copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display at the Museum of the American Revolution as part of a new exhibit the opens this fall. The poster-sized copy of the Declaration, ...

Professor Paul Seaton observes in his book Public Philosophy and Patriotism that the Declaration is an American epic poem that speaks to the depths of our political soul: The Declaration makes clear ...

As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, Texans have a chance to see rare documents from the founding of the ...

Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, Justice Clarence Thomas has ignited a national conversation about America’s founding principles.