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

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It established a foundation for American government based on natural ...

The Rev. Byron Williams argues the Declaration of Independence remains a radical document 250 years later. The Declaration's open-ended language has allowed marginalized groups to seek equal rights.

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster).] That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of ...