There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

Sotheby's A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition ...

The Declaration of Independence confidently announces that America is now a separate nation from Britain and declares the new nation’s purpose, making it essential to our Founding. Download the ...

The Jim Henson Company has inked a first-look producing deal with its longtime President of Television, Halle Stanford.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Trump’s plan is nothing less than a second Declaration of Independence for the American worker, employer and parent who have had enough of seeing their interests come a distant second to the ...

urging him to declare a Hospital State of Emergency. This declaration aims to address the numerous challenges facing the territory’s healthcare facilities. The correspondence details critical issues ...

The NEA is placing funding priority on projects "that celebrate and honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the ...

of coastline in exchange for recognizing Somaliland's independence--a move Mogadishu called an "infringement on Somalia's territorial sovereignty." Following the Ankara Declaration, Somalia's ...

Ellmers’s answer to this question is most implausible. He suggests that Americans should come together around the equality clause of the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be ...

Rat populations are growing in cities around the world because of climate change. A new study explains why this is happening ...