The 13 American colonies embraced government 'of laws, not of men,' and they strove to limit the power of future presidents.

The tour of "1776" the Musical is returning to Denver next week with a renewed approach to casting the historic characters involved with drafting the Declaration of Independence. 1776 is playing the ...

In the United States, the Fourth of July is time to launch some fireworks and eat some hot dogs in celebration of American independence. But in 1776, when news reached Britain of the adoption of the ...

America’s year of independence, 1776, began with virtually all of those living in Britain’s 13 North American colonies content to remain under royal rule so long as they could enjoy the basic rights ...

In the United States, the Fourth of July holiday commemorates the day in 1776 when the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. What it doesn’t commemorate is an actual step that ...

July 4, 1776, marks the day in America’s history when the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence which is the first of the three documents our nation is governed by. The ...

The classic musical 1776 has been given a revolutionary new production on Broadway. Instead of telling the story of the founding of America as this musical is usually performed, with a cast of ...