How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration, Jefferson’s words have taken on an aura of moral clarity about equality, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This 1837 Harvard Speech by Ralph Waldo Emerson Inspired a Generation of American Writers to Declare Their Independence From ‘the Courtly Muses of Europe’

On Thursday, August 31, 1837, shortly after noon, 215 members of Harvard University’s prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society ...
The Washington Post

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence

Tourists can be seen in the reflection of a panel explaining the painting, “Declaration of Independence,” by John Trumbull, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on July 9. (Matt McClain/The Washington ...
USA Today

How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? A history lesson on July 4th

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...
USA Today

American Independence Museum of Exeter expands mission with new exhibits ahead of 250th

The American Independence Museum in Exeter, New Hampshire will expand its exhibits to cover American history beyond the Revolutionary War. New exhibits will explore abolition, suffrage, world wars, ...
The Diplomat

Why Does the United States Oppose Taiwanese Independence?

At the conclusion of his June 2023 trip to Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s official remarks emphasized a long-standing tenet of American cross-strait policy: that the United States “ ...