Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence, from left: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, ...

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

It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in writing.

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

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as ...

The only known surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence printed south of Philadelphia is back in Charleston, where a ...

Today is July 4, and we appropriately celebrate the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is best known for its ringing affirmation of the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stock Getty Images photo of the Declaration of Independence. Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to ...