Producer Norman Lear and Internet entrepreneur David Hayden were the successful online bidders Thursday for a rare, original printing of the Declaration of Independence, for which they paid a record ...

Former President Joe Biden on Friday couldn’t quite finish reciting the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence.

To mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding on July 4, 1776, Smithsonian magazine is highlighting the people, places and events that shaped the United States’ fight for independence ...

NICK DE LA CANAL, BYLINE: If you've never heard of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, here's historian Scott Syfert with a primer. He's sipping beer inside a brewery, where he just ...

NICK DE LA CANAL, BYLINE: If you've never heard of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, here's historian Scott Syfert with a primer. He's sipping beer inside a brewery, where he just finished ...