Tennessean

From grievances to government. What the Declaration set in motion

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It listed grievances against King George III, including quartering troops ...
The New Yorker

Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?

Red-headed, spindle-shanked Thomas Jefferson was thirty-three years old when he drafted the Declaration of Independence, in 1776; he was so young and, as it turned out, so long-lived that he had ...
Tennessean

What the Declaration of Independence still teaches us | Opinion

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 ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Opinion: Continue to look to the Declaration of Independence as a guide

Americans are conscious of having certain rights. The Declaration of Independence, after declaring that all people are created equal, adds that they “are endowed by their Creator with certain ...
Reason

Heritage VP of Development Clarifies That "Declaration of Independence and Constitution are ...

-The February 2026 edition of Chronicles Magazine has an article by John Howting titled "Heritage Is Better-Off With Kevin Roberts—and Without the Malcontents." In case you had to guess, I am one of ...
The Conversation

1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the ...

A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...

At 250, the Declaration of Independence still sparks hard questions in class

At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class - History teachers across the U.S. are working ...
Chattanoogan.com

The Declaration Of Independence Inspires The Federal Judiciary And The Rule Of Law

In a few months we will observe the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. That document announced the formation of a new nation and laid the foundation for the rule of law in that new ...
Chronicle

Duke and Durham Mark 250th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence

Duke University and Durham organizations are partnering to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. A new We the People initiative will examine the ...
Reason

America's First Drafts

The men who drafted the Declaration of Independence read the newspapers in Philadelphia, and they were influenced by the rumors being reported. When the Continental Congress voted to declare ...
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Declaration of Independence on view at NYPL, NYC

Download our Free App & Subscribe to our Newsletter for More NYC EventsDeets: The New York Public Library announced its plans to commemorate the semiquincentennial of the United States with a 2026 ...