Founding Father John Adams once wrote that American independence should be celebrated with "illuminations from one end of ...

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

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 ...

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

The Town of Bristol in Rhode Island, located about 16 miles south of Providence, holds the record for the oldest Fourth 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 ...

In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and 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 ...

Whether joining a crowd for a Fourth of July parade, enjoying a lakeside fireworks show, or reflecting quietly on the nations ...

The American Revolution was a turning point in modern history. It was one of the first successful movements to overthrow ...