Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

Every once in a while, okay, maybe every few days, I can’t help getting on the internet and typing in the late, great Toby Keith’s Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.

On Independence Day, I will sincerely celebrate a nation that, despite its demagogues and fools, was capable of producing an ...

Iowa Irish Fest will kick off Aug. 1 with a few firsts – including the first festival under the guidance of its new director.

On the eve of our nation's 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel "extremely" or "very" proud of ...

First a disclaimer: America has been responsible for appalling savagery in the past 250 years. There is no sugar-coating our ...

There is reason to hope for "Peace through Agriculture" with Iran, as I saw during my evening in Tehran, writes Kenneth Quinn ...

USS, HMS, SS - what do all these designations mean on a military ship? Here's what USS stands for on Navy ships, and some ...