Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

President Donald Trump and Republican majorities in both Houses, began working to pass an agenda through Congress that will ...

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans’ daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini ...

Browse through these American flag pictures. Thomas Jefferson physically wrote the Declaration of Independence Most of us can ...

The Declaration of Independence ... with the privilege to rule over other people without their consent. 2 Thomas Jefferson said that “the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on ...

Sotheby's is offering a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, with a high estimate of $4 million.

The exhibit, starting later this year, represents the first time the two iconic objects have been displayed side-by-side.

House Speaker Mike Johnson sparked an unusual religion controversy last week when he recited a prayer in front of Congress ...

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Some of them went on to become president (like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson). Others have museums, monuments, and even beers named ...

Fleming’s book is largely focused on an event from that second category, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. But it also examines the famous Thomas Jefferson-penned Declaration of ...

The seat is part of the Museum of the American Revolution's exhibit on the Declaration of Independence, opening Oct. 18.