On what would have been the 100th anniversary of this July 4th tradition, The New York Times reportedly forgot to print the Declaration of Independence in its newspaper this year.

On what would have been the 100th anniversary of this July 4th tradition, The New York Times reportedly forgot to print the Declaration of Independence in its newspaper this year.

Today we print the Declaration of Independence so that its text and ideas can be interrogated by a new generation. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to ...

We've rounded up the events taking place this holiday to get you in the spirit and go beyond the hot dogs and hamburgers.

It was read publicly for the first time on July 8 by Colonel John Nixon at what is now Independence Square in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was not signed, however, until Aug. 2, 1776.

Sotheby’s Is Selling a Rare Printing of the Declaration of Independence A copy of the document known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go on the block later this month—one of just ten ...

The Declaration of Independence set forth a rationale for a government of the people, by the people and for the people. It remains what it was 249 years ago: a profoundly revolutionary document.

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 ...