(The Conversation) – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His ...

BOWLING GREEN — The Declaration of Independence is a unique document not just in the history of the United States but in the world. It doesn't just sit by itself but was a response to a series of ...

The most famous phrase of the Declaration of Independence contains something of a contradiction, or at least an inconsistency. Happily so for Christians. There is a theological claim hiding there. Not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RD.com, Getty Images (3) This summer marks the 250th birthday of the United States, and we'll soon be waving flags, watching ...

The Declaration of Independence is a document that indicates the founding principles of the United States of America. The declaration was issued by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and ...

Independence Day is the day we as Americans celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, but how much do you really know about the famous early-American breakup letter to King George ...

The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor played host to an exceptional piece of history earlier this month, exhibiting one of the ...

Independence Day is more than a national holiday. It represents the moment when America officially declared its intention to become a free and self-governing nation. Every year on the Fourth of July, ...

The Declaration of Independence is a document that indicates the founding principles of the United States of America. The declaration was issued by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and ...