Most know that the Fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but many don’t know ...

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth Story by Woody Holton Professor of History, University of South Carolina ...

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth by: Woody Holton Professor of History, University of South Carolina ...

Britain’s king is the subject of 33 verbs in a declaration that never once says “Parliament.” But nine of Congress’ most pressing grievances actually were about parliamentary statutes.