George Washington’s army gathered to hear their commander read a document that would forever change the nature of their fight: the Declaration of Independence. And contrary to how Americans now think ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
For the Semiquincentennial, Americans should reacquaint themselves with its indictment of monarchial power—and recognize its relevance.
Monday marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Initially, the world took little notice of the document’s proclamation in Paris in 1948 at the third ...