South Dakota lawmakers voted to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, but not before ...

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...

As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

Some states teach from primary sources so students develop background knowledge and the ability to advance evidence-based arguments. (U.S. government/archives.gov) Some suggest that the United States ...

Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they looked, with flowing loops and flourishes. "I'm looking at how pretty it ...

Many years ago a reader, Wallace Hooper, wrote to the Chronicle publisher with this request: “To celebrate this and every July Fourth, print the entire text of the Declaration of Independence.” In ...

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

Today is July 4, and we appropriately celebrate the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is best known for its ringing affirmation of the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.