It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
July Fourth marked 249 years since the 13 American colonies rejected a British monarch and embraced freedom. But as we enter the first days of our 250th year on this Earth, it feels like we’re moving ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they ...
[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 ...
Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to constitutional interpretation and judicial review. In his year-end report ...
Graeme Mack is correct that our Declaration of Independence can provide wisdom that guides us during difficult times ("Document offers path in troubled times," News, Jan. 1). But it has often been ...
Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...
Some states teach from primary sources so students develop background knowledge and the ability to advance evidence-based arguments. U.S. government archives.gov Some suggest that the United States is ...
A rare, surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence ended up at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. The historic document is receiving extra attention this year — and the next, America's 250th ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some states teach from primary sources so students develop background knowledge and the ability to advance evidence-based ...