Thomas Jefferson is credited as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. However, his draft was revised by several others in the Congress. The "Committee of Five" was nominated to ...

Producer Norman Lear and Internet entrepreneur David Hayden were the successful online bidders Thursday for a rare, original printing of the Declaration of Independence, for which they paid a record ...

Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Roger C. Weightman, declining an invitation to come to Washington, D.C. to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It was the last ...

Considered to be the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson later served as the nation's first secretary of state, second vice president, and third president.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

Every May 20, beneath the proverbial shadows of Charlotte’s modern glass and steel skyline, supporters gather to commemorate ...