There’s a key line of the Declaration of Independence, whose passage we mark on the Glorious Fourth of July, now 249 years later: how the people of these United States “are endowed by their Creator ...

On Friday, Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day — a moment to reflect on the cherished freedoms we hold dear. But in addition to the parades and fireworks, there’s another kind of ...

Two-hundred fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence stated that all men had certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Those ideas are the inspiration ...

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Most Americans are familiar with these words, even if they don’t know that they are contained in the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a key line of the Declaration of Independence, whose passage we mark on the Glorious Fourth of July, now 249 years later: ...

The Declaration of Independence states that all men have certain "unalienable rights." From Mark Twain to Jon Stewart, satirists have picked apart that guarantee and what politicians do to honor it.