The Ludlow Amendment resonated with the public. The Gallup Poll, then in its infancy, found that three-quarters of Americans ...

That constitution put governing power in the hands of the people, creating a legislature and executive council that would be ...

The White House Historical Association today launched The Official Commemorative Ornament of America's 250th Anniversary ...

Ascendant during the Reagan era, originalists argued that the Constitution should be interpreted according to its original ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Graeme Mack, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) The Declaration of Independence ...

Students at Nipmuc Regional High School in Upton recently had a rare opportunity to view two handwritten copies of the Declaration of Independence, a pairing that hasn’t occurred in nearly 250 years.

World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa on Saturday despite opposition from the ...

Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson is tasked with writing a first draft of what will become the Declaration of ...

The churches in Poland and Germany want to 'continue to work to break down and overcome enmities in Europe.' Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gniezno, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference (left), ...

With just months to go before the 250th birthday of the United States, thoughts this morning from bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson: We've got a big birthday coming up next year – our 250th. Here ...

Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday he will co-author a children’s book next year focused on the Declaration of Independence, a departure from the headier book the conservative jurist authored last ...

Jason Bedrick is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy. After a brief hearing, the Florida Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the principles of the ...