NPR's Scott Simon speaks with "The Jailhouse Lawyer" authors Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull. It's a memoir about Duncan's life as a wrongly incarcerated inmate and his efforts to exonerate himself.

On July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, Adams and Jefferson both died. While today is celebrated as Independence Day in America, key figures Adams and ...

The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.

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On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe, died on July 4th, marking a historical coincidence! John Adams and Thomas ...

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Discover 10 surprising facts about US Independence Day on July 4th, from historical events to the traditions celebrated ...

On his first Fourth of July as president, President George W. Bush gave a speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

Every year on July 4, kids and adults alike gear up to celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, pool parties, parades, and fireworks displays. But with all of the patriotic festivities, people often ...

It was not because it was proposed to establish a new nation, but because it was proposed to establish a nation on new principles, that July 4, 1776, has come to be regarded as one of the greatest ...