There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” ­­— Voltaire (1694-1778) When Thomas ...

Congress refrained from publishing the Declaration of Independence with a list of the signers until six months later when America won its first great victory in the war. Wrote New Jersey delegate ...

The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2 ... Ben Franklin, in particular, wrote scores of letters. But that Button guy? Finding his signature wasn’t so easy.

At first glance, “Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence” doesn’t seem like one of them. The Atlantic headline published on March 6 sounds like a metaphor that could refer to anything ...

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media. The Republican president's official account on X ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media. The Republican president's official ...

It's that time of year when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence. On this episode, we play an interview featuring well-known historian, scholar, and Heritage fellow Dr. Allen Guelzo.

The Friends of Voltaire” by Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1906) When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he included a list of the colonists’ grievances with the British government.