The Dáil issued a declaration of independence affirming the 1916 proclamation of an Irish Republic that was read by Patrick Pearse on the steps of the GPO on the first day of the Rising.

Of the fifty-six signatories of the Declaration of Independence, three were born on the island of Ireland: Thomas McKean, Charles Carroll and James Smith. Irish independence owes much to the ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original. In addition to borrowing from his own writing, Jefferson relied on other declarations and pamphlets of the time ...

On 2 April, he went before Congress, seeking a declaration of war ... Despite persistent efforts by the American Commission on Irish Independence to get the president to realise how his numerous ...

NEW YORK-- Irish pride is on full display Saturday ... It predates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and is the largest and oldest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world.

It's that time of year when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence. On this episode, we play an interview featuring well-known historian, scholar, and Heritage fellow Dr. Allen Guelzo.