We hold these truths to be self-evident…” Back by popular demand again this year is a reading of the Declaration of Independence by YOU! out loud for all to hear at one of the only structures in the c ...

It's been 250 years since the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how you can mark the occasion.

Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

WEST CHESTER — A spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence took place Tuesday at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Twenty community members solemnly, and with much emotion, read the ...

After its adoption, the Declaration of Independence was printed and distributed across the colonies. It was read aloud in public spaces, including a notable reading in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.

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

On Oct. 29, a group of citizens gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to read aloud the Declaration of Independence, which celebrates its 250 th anniversary in 2026. The purpose of the gathering was to ...

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, laid the groundwork for American government and rights.

As the USA celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a leading historian talks about why it ...