1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support ...

For America’s Birthday, a Declaration of Independence Whodunit

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration ...
Wall Street Journal

‘When the Declaration of Independence Was News’ Review: Breaking Story

Americans often treat their nation’s founding text as a relic best observed through thick glass at the National Archives. It is easy to forget that the old document was once a top story. Emily Sneff, ...
The Washington Post

How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
Reason

America's First Drafts

The men who drafted the Declaration of Independence read the newspapers in Philadelphia, and they were influenced by the rumors being reported. When the Continental Congress voted to declare ...
Reason

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...
The Heritage Foundation

Forming the Declaration

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain. The ...
The Daily Signal

Why the Declaration of Independence Still Matters

How many times have we heard those words? In 2007, The Washington Post published an article by Gene Weingarten called “Pearls Before Breakfast.” In it, he chronicles an experiment by the newspaper, in ...
New York Post

With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which ...
Politifact

US public schools are still teaching about the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s founding documents, yet a video circulating online claims that students in the U.S. aren’t learning about it. "Here's a real rabbit hole you can go ...
The Conversation

What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...