“Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently wrote. “Before the pen of ...

"The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. ..." The echoes of independence would continue to be heard throughout the lives of both Adams and Jefferson ...

With an estimate of $2-4 million, this historical document has a prestigious provenance that adds to an already unique story.

A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence, known as the Essex Broadside, could hammer down for $4 million during a ...

Many signatories have been consigned to history, but a few stand out as truly remarkable men. That said, who are the most important signers of the Declaration of Independence, and why? Click ...

The Fincastle Resolutions may not be as well-known as The Declaration of Independence, but the statement adopted in January ...

Sotheby's is offering a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, with a high estimate of $4 million.

As part of a larger project exploring the concept of independence, oral history interviews were conducted with Emily Card, Jeanne Hubbard, Stephanie Lipscomb, and Rosemary Reed, whose stories show ...

Related: The History of the Fourth of July In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the famous words ...

Monday marks the 250th anniversary of a crucial event in Virginia’s history, expressing some seminal ideas that would help spark our nation’s independence. Let’s explore the Fincastle Resolutions of ...