It's crucial today to acknowledge that for 249 years thousands of Americans have fought to protect the ideas of the American ...

President Donald Trump announced the Patriot Games on Thursday, a competition featuring high school athletes from all 50 states.

On July 4​ we traditionally celebrate Independence Day​, which​ commemorates the voting by representatives of the Thirteen ...

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

On July 5th, 1865, the United States Secret Service was formed as part of the Department of Treasury. It was originally ...

As the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence loomed, Congress passed a bill that steals from the poor, hungry and sick to reward the wealthy, enslave generations to unsustainable ...

“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...

Jefferson and Adams ensured that the Declaration captured the hearts of Americans with different religious sensibilities.

As America prepares to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence – a document steeped in the ...

Can a year-long national celebration of American independence bolster those numbers and spur a renaissance in civic ...

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...