The initial marking of the historic spot came in the late 1890s, in conjuction with the building of a new City Hall. The ...

This week, the city council approved using public dollars to fund a local organization that openly discriminates against a ...

Revisiting the origins of American democracy. By Jill Lepore. In 1938, if you had a dollar and seventy-two cents, you could ...

In honor of America's founding fathers signing the Declaration of Independence 249 years ago on July 4, 1776, Chicago Cubs ...

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the […] ...

As celebrations began on the East Coast for the first Fourth of July, a distant Colorado was untouched by British colonials. What did Colorado look like?

It was 249 years ago, in 1776, that 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence. In recent years many of the men who became known as the Founding […] ...

A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: the American spirit.

God’s role is often downplayed or ignored in the Declaration, with three godly references that altered history and remain ...

Columnist Colin McEnroe responds to New York Times list of best movies of the past 25 years with some overlooked flicks.

Frederick Douglass’ Inde pendence Day keynote address on July 5, 1852, cited the founders’ great ideals – and hypocrisy.

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...