Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington — They are words etched into America's conscience: "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Visitors to the ...

In Philadelphia 250 years ago, Thomas Jefferson was commencing work on a writing assignment in the upstairs of a house at what is now Market and South 7th streets. A couple of hundred miles to the ...

WASHINGTON — As the country celebrates its 250th birthday, Americans are reflecting on what the Declaration of Independence means to them. And for those visiting the Library of Congress over the next ...

Independence is real. Philadelphia rejoices. And a printer awaits a declaration. John Dunlap, 29, an immigrant from Northern Ireland who operates a printing shop at Second and High Streets, a short ...

Declaration of Independence: From Draft to Democracy For generations, Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence as a defining statement of the nation's core principles.

Washington — They are words etched into America's conscience: "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Visitors to the Library of Congress can rediscover those foundational principles in a rare, ...