The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

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As is our annual tradition, the editorial board presents the Declaration of Independence in lieu of an editorial to mark the ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

On July 2, 1776, 12 of the 13 member-states of the Congress “unanimously” observed that the colonies “are, and of right ought ...

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The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, ...

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times The United States postal system was organized to facilitate communication among the 13 ...