A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into ...

Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very ...

But if Jefferson and his colleagues on the Committee of Five avoided specifying what a national government should look like, ...

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

The Arizona men’s Wildcats (23-0, 10-0 in Big 12) stay undefeated in a dominant 84-47 win against the Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-7, 4-6 in Big 12). This win marks history for the Wildcats as they ...

Justice Gorsuch told Fox News Digital that he hopes his new book can offer a “touch of humanity" about the individuals who ...

How Virginia’s 1776 declaration still shapes America Drafted by George Mason in 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights laid out principles of inherent liberty, popular sovereignty, and government ...

As the country gears up for America 250 celebrations, attendees of the musical "1776" find optimism as war, politics and ...

America 250 Moments is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, ...