There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

So, there is not much to celebrate this April 19 or July 4. However, the antidote to the 900-page Project 2025 is still that ...

there was only one signed copy of the Declaration of Independence. "There is only one copy of the engrossed and signed Declaration of Independence, in the National Archives in Washington ...

John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence. It is said that John Hancock's signed his name "with a great flourish" so England's "King George can ...

The birthday of former President Thomas Jefferson passed last week and though he was one of our significant Founding Fathers and he definitely made his mark as president, there were things about ...

Now, local historians want to make sure those who call the Lehigh Valley home today know about Taylor, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Taylor agreed to become indentured ...

The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth ...

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 ...