What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...

How the Declaration of Independence 'devastated' Native people

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor ...
Yahoo

How a rare copy of Declaration of Independence ended up in a Michigan museum

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they ...
Oregonian

Declaration of Independence sets example for how to disagree: Editorial sketchbook (poll)

Fireworks should be Fourth of July entertainment, not the defining characteristic of legislative debate. (Jamie Francis/The Oregonian, 2013) Discussion of the Declaration of Independence usually ...
The Conversation

1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

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 ...