The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. It validates the freedom of 13 North American British colonies ...

There was languid, pajama-like suiting, along with some pieces spattered with big, yellow smiley-face polka dots that echoed ...

The newest Justice is increasingly willing to condemn the actions of the conservative majority, even when that means breaking ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...

Explore the dark chapter of India's history during the Emergency period under Indira Gandhi's rule in 1975-77.

There are lots of family-friendly activities to do in the Brockton area to celebrate the Fourth of July starting Saturday, ...

The declaration still stands today as a manifesto. There are its lofty, “self-evident” principles, of course: that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain ...

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.

While the Haganah itself operated before the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the origins of the IDF can be traced back more ...

July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.

You won’t believe which three Georgia towns made Southern Living’s list of the South’s best small-town 4th of July parades.