On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their ... Lee's words were the impetus for the drafting of a formal Declaration of Independence, although the resolution was not followed up on immediately.

Free speech isn’t meant to protect only voices we agree with or those who were lucky enough to be born within a certain ...

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The first printed edition appeared the following day with just three names: John Hancock, President of ...

Declaration of Independence, painting created by artist ... The Declaration was officially adopted, July 4, 1776 and later signed on Aug. 2, 1776. At the end of the Revolutionary War, many members ...

James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC ... pointing out a copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence which announced the original 13 colonies were breaking away from the British Empire.

Sunday, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to formally declare its independence from Great Britain.On May ...

Editor: May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress met at Independence Hall and on July 4, 1776, The Declaration of Independence was adopted unanimously. The signers mutually pledged to each ...

Over the next year and a half, the Museum of Printing is celebrating the start of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) and the signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776 ...