Wythe has been called “Jefferson’s godfather” for training Jefferson in the law — and more. He became the first university-affiliated law professor in the country, then he was poisoned by a ...
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, but most signatures weren't affixed until August 2. Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th ...
The 250th anniversary of America, also known as the Semiquincentennial, will be celebrated on July 4, 2026, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted. A yearlong series of ...
Fronting this display is Magna Carta, represented by an eighteenth-century engraved facsimile of the 1215 document preserved ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
[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 ...
OpEd: On Friday at 10 a.m., members of Gathering for Democracy will deliver a petition to Rep. Barr’s office, asking him to defend democracy.
Every citizen age 18 and over has the right to vote. The requirement to register to vote is made easier and simpler as time ...
On July 4, 2026, America marks the semiquincentennial (the 250th) anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...