The Fourth of July has been celebrated across the nation since 1776. But when — and how — did Americans across the country ...

July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American ...

Procession kicks off from Boston City Hall Plaza at 9 a.m. and meanders to the Old State House for the annual reading of the ...

US Independence Day is more than just a historical anniversary. It embodies the spirit of American freedom and the values of ...

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

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July in 1776, issued a remarkable document proclaiming the 13 colonies in America to be free from ...

The original Declaration of Independence is a permanent exhibit at the museum, but this weekend, they’re opening the vault and showing off some historic documents, including an original first edition ...

We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that laid the foundation of ...

On July 4, 1777, the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and ...

On July 4, 1777, the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common. In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming that the United States was no ...