It was on March 2, 1836, when historians believe the original and five copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence were written and signed by 59 men at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Texans now ...

It is the site of the Texas Declaration of Independence being signed on March 2, 1836. Now, researchers reveal that more than 10,000 artifacts have been unearthed from the town, where 1,000 people ...

March 2: Delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos approve the Texas Declaration of Independence. Navarro, with his uncle, Francisco Ruiz, signs the declaration. The two men stay to serve on a ...

Separatist campaigners in Texas and California are pushing for independence referendums for their respective states.

As Texas Independence Day approaches in March, the Marion County Commissioners Court approved an order Monday allowing the sale of fireworks in celebration of the observation.

a signer of the Texas declaration of independence, and the author later in his life of Apuntes Históricos (Historical Notes), a book on Texas history. His niece, Juana Gertrudis Navarro Alsbury ...

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

Sotheby's A rare broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it’s expected to fetch between $2 and $4 million. Dated to July 1776, this edition ...