On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their ... Lee's words were the impetus for the drafting of a formal Declaration of Independence, although the resolution was not followed up on immediately.

This past week, an acquaintance lamented, “What’s all this 250th hoopla about?” I gently reminded that our nation signed the ...

5/6/1776: Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason is published. Thomas Jefferson relied on this document when drafting the Declaration of Independence.

During the interview, Trump showed Moran around the Oval Office, pointing out a copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence which announced the original 13 colonies were breaking away from the ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence ... at both events — what was happening there during the American Revolution, and how the memory of 1776 was ...

Semiquincentennial. That’s a hard word to slip into a conversation, so try the far easier bisesquicentennial. Get used to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Marcia Phillips Davie County Public Library While we easily recognize our state ...

Celebrations are at risk of being scaled back or canceled because of the Trump Administration's federal funding cuts.

NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors to discuss potential book projects, ...

Arizona kicked off its "America250" celebration at the state ... 250th anniversary next year of the July 4, 1776, signing of the Declaration of Independence. "Two hundred and fifty years ago ...