Commissioned in 1817, the painting is titled "The Declaration of Independence" and depicts the presentation of Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence, and its founding principle that "all men are created equal." On this Independence Day, we hear some ...

This original copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed on the night of July 4, 1776, is on permanent display at the Dallas Public Library.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) A sacred piece ...

Times readers can again expect to find a full-page transcription of the Declaration of Independence in the newspaper this Fourth of July. By David W. Dunlap In the In Times Past column ...