The Declaration of Independence—the reason for Sunday’s celebrations—set forth in timeless and poetic fashion the ideals on which this country was founded. Tragically, too many of those born to the liberties we enjoy have...
On this glorious day when we celebrate our nation’s independence, it’s a good time to remember the things that have made our country—and the freedom we all share—so great. There are the troops who...
In France, citizens commemorate the storming of the Bastille; in Spain, the day Christopher Columbus discovered America; and in most other countries, the national holiday commemorates formal independence. In America, however, we celebrate the...
When it comes to budget cuts to higher education, it’s the ones that are unseen that may hurt the most. As colleges and universities received their allotment of state funding for the current fiscal...
After “A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, Now Met in Congress at Philadelphia, Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms” was finally adopted in 1776,...
Happy Independence Day! Once again, Americans celebrate the unprecedented freedom gained by the brilliance of the Founding Fathers and the blood of those who took up arms to secure it. If your Fourth of...
In 1952, President Harry S. Truman spoke at the dedication of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were displayed together for the first time. He warned: “The...
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