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 ...

Jefferson, an avid weather observer, kept meticulous climate records throughout his life. In Philadelphia, during the summer ...

As we celebrate our nation's founding in a tumultuous time, holiday serves as a reminder to appreciate the freedoms enshrined ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

In addition to his first-edition printing of the U.S. Constitution, Griffin will also loan the NCC another rare document: a first-edition copy of the proposed constitutional amendments passed by ...

FILE – A first printing of the United States Constitution is displayed at Sotheby’s auction house during a press preview on Nov. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ...

Jeffrey Rosen, CEO of the National Constitution Center, called Griffin’s loan of the documents and the donation a “transformative opportunity.” “Ken Griffin’s generosity is going to ...

Griffin purchased the rare first printing of the Constitution at auction at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million in 2021, with plans to make the document available for public viewing. He declined ...

Griffin purchased the rare first printing of the Constitution at auction at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million in 2021, with plans to make the document available for public viewing.

FILE - A first printing of the United States Constitution is displayed at Sotheby's auction house during a press preview on Nov. 5, 2021, in New York.