and the fact that it took about two weeks to be formally written on parchment paper. Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Some of them went on to become president (like ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin has written a book about his decision to declare “independence from the extremes on both sides.” ...

The irony wasn't lost on Adams that the Declaration of Independence, which trumpeted freedom for all men, was written by a slave owner. (Jefferson was far from the only slave owner in the ...

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media. The Republican president's official account on X ...

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain.

The Declaration of Independence has a new home. The historic document now hangs in the Oval Office, according to a ...

Haiti declared its independence from France on Jan. 1 ... chosen by the reportedly illiterate Dessalines when he heard Boisrond-Tonnerre say the declaration "should be written with the skin of a white ...

President Trump is displaying a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office after requesting it from the National Archives, according to a photograph he shared on Monday.

in the 2004 film National Treasure Nicolas Cage steals the Declaration of Independence because he thinks there’s a map on the back written in invisible ink. So if Trump returns his copy of the ...

This portrait is thought to be a likeness of George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who lived ... on research and material compiled or written by Wolff, Discover Lehigh Valley ...

Trump Hangs a Copy of Declaration of Independence in Oval Office WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to ...