Once Americans declared that all people possess natural rights and that legitimate government rests on consent, women would inevitably — and rightly — claim those principles as their own.

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 ...

Visitors can explore Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s connection to the Declaration of Independence during a weekend of talks, performances and special programming at the Museum of the American ...

BULLHEAD CITY — History came to life Saturday at Gary Keith Civic Center Park in Bullhead City.

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, NPCA highlights a few of the women who influenced the success of the patriot ...

It’s the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation’s grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it is worth reengaging with the document whose ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain and established natural rights.

Today, July 4, marks the 249 th birthday of the United States of America. That puts America 365 days from the big 250, a pretty good run for something as temporary-sounding as the “American Experiment ...

It is known as the “Fair Copy” of the Declaration of Independence — a rare, early, unedited version of the nation’s founding document, drafted in Jefferson’s eloquent hand, and containing a ...

A first-of-its-kind exhibition centering Native voices, perspectives and creativity in response to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the exhibition “Unrelenting: Cherokee ...

A portrait of Jonas Phillips. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of the American Revolution and the American Jewish Historical Society) In the summer of 1776, Philadelphia was in the process of changing ...