By signing the Declaration, the men knew they were putting their ... the pledge they made in the Declaration of Independence. There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence.

In 1776, 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. Some of them went on to become president. One of their names is basically synonymous with “signature” today. Others have museums ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. It validates the freedom of 13 North American British colonies ...

The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence deserve their fame. They turned the American Revolution into a national project and invented a new kind of country for the world to behold.

The majority of the delegates — all of them men — who signed the Declaration had been born in one of the 13 colonies, though a few were native to Great Britain or Ireland.

Motyka began his remarks by asking those gathered on a sweltering Sunday morning if they ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence -- actions that ...

The complete set of all 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence is expected to fetch more than $1 million at auction next month. Today, the collection is being displayed at the site of the ...

OF the 56 men who signed the Declaration in the summer of 1776,* 4 were practitioners of medicine, although only 1 had a medical degree. Two, Josiah Bartlett and Matthew Thornton, were delegates ...

Every year, for as long as I can recall, my family has had a Fourth of July party. The highlight is always a public reading of the Declaration of Independence, with each guest reading a portion of ...