At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class

History teachers across the U.S. are working to make the nation’s founding documents relevant as the 250th anniversary of the ...
The New Yorker

Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.
The Christian Science Monitor

America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today

America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, whose ideals resonated across the world, amid ...

Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch sheds light in Simi on 'Heroes of 1776'

Unsung 'Heroes of 1776' received their due in a program by co-authors Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze at the Reagan ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas ...

Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity

July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as fascination with America’s founding endures, controversy colors how the revolution is taught across the United States. From ...

How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds

That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Everyone Remembers Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. But His Forgotten Race to Secure a Trove of Documents Reveals How Government Records Helped Win the War

During the American Revolution, both the British and the patriots fought to keep sensitive papers out of enemy hands ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen

The Age of Revolutions: The French Revolution of 1789 | Column

Revolutionaries’ Beef is a formidable dish. The foie gras-topped beef tenderloin served with Dauphinois Gratin (potatoes baked with cream and butter) made me repent my impulsive decision to order ...