The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration outlines the philosophy that governments derive their power from the consent ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain and established natural rights.

The original Declaration of Independence is secure in the National Archives, presumably safe from Nicolas Cage.

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical location, usually associated with where one grew up. It extends from ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, effective July 4, 1776. The document dissolved the ...

In this 250th anniversary year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we believe that it is incumbent on the people of these United States to read and understand ...