Fewer than 500 people (including about 10 Australians) have had the privilege of doing this, according to a group that verifies people’s claims, including mine.

The Karsh Institute of Democracy featured a display of one of the University’s original copies of the Declaration of Independence at an event Monday.

A rare, historic copy of the declaration, accompanied by Cavman and cupcakes, was part of the UVA250 series celebrating the ...

Kosovo has marked the 18th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia with a march in the capital, Pristina.

Massachusetts gets much of the historical glory. But Rhode Island became a center of resistance, providing brave soldiers, and offering a safe harbor.

In the late 1500s, Europe’s religious and political tensions were already shaping daily life. On February 16, 1568, Spain’s ...