On Independence Day, I will have the esteemed honor of being the first African American descendant ever asked to read the Declaration of Independence as part of a longstanding July 4th tradition at ...

On the Fourth of July, a local retailer had a patriotic ad in The Forum e-paper appropriately expounding the virtues of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. To further add for accuracy, ...

CONCORD, N.H. - It's William Whipple's turn to be recognized. The New Hampshire merchant is one of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration of Independence. This year, there are plans for Whipple ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some signers of the Declaration of Independence are world-famous. Some need a good agent. A group made up of their descendants is working to keep all 56 names alive, placing small ...

Harford County is stepping back in time this weekend with events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Bush Declaration — the nation’s first declaration in support of independence, signed in ...

The genealogy group tracked down the descendants of the American Founding Fathers for a project called Declaration Descendants. The ad uses the great-grandchildren to recreate the famous signing of ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A new art exhibit at the Declaration House features descendants of Robert Hemmings, ...

ATLANTA — In an effort to show her patriotism following the 4th of July, Georgia U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share some fun “facts” about the ...

As the 250th anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Independence draws closer, a rededication of the gravesite of Thomas Heyward Jr. was held in Ridgeland, May 3, 2025. Heyward was one of South ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It's William Whipple's turn to be recognized. The New Hampshire merchant is one of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration of Independence. This year, there are plans for ...