Written by Thomas Jefferson, the declaration was called the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms” and drafted this week in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress.

In remarks at Independence Hall in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln shared the roots of his political philosophy while ...

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the ...

The great abolitionist’s 1852 speech lauded the Founding Fathers while denouncing the horrors of slavery. It deserves to be ...