In 1776, visions of liberty and justice were fraught with compromise, conflict and contradiction. Today, the founders’ words ...

Thomas Jefferson was tasked with drafting a wartime document declaring independence. How did it become one of history’s most enduring symbols?

In the 16th and 17th centuries, countries and territories such as the Netherlands and Portugal boldly declared their ...

We are fast approaching the quarter-millennial anniversary of the revolutionary document that announced the birth of the ...

​Thomas Jefferson, a superb wordsmith, was the primary author and drafter of the Declaration of Independence rather than the ...

The famous tale of young George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree and subsequent confession of “I cannot tell ...

As the United States celebrates 250 years of its Independence today, it is worth scrutinizing the Declaration of Independence ...

From Betsy Ross and Paul Revere to George Washington's teeth, some of America's most enduring stories don't survive a ...

According to George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, Washington had at least four sets of dentures made with metals, including lead, gold and tin. Some sets used teeth from cows and horses and ivory ...

Father's Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 21. CBC Books has prepared a new reading list of books about fatherhood, to give your dad or read yourself.

Perhaps the most famous example of a founding-era Black American wielding the words of the Declaration as a promise to be ...

After being elected as president, Washington stated that Article VI of the Constitution nullified any such religious ...