Read the Declaration of Independence, the historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 delegates.

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, ...

And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the ...

With all the political division confronting Americans these days, we at the Phoenix thought it right to look to our roots as ...

July 4, 1776 – the 2nd Continental Congress approved the final draft of the Declaration of Independence , as a burgeoning ...

The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...