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

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe, died on July 4th, marking a historical coincidence! John Adams and Thomas ...

The day the Continental Congress voted for the 13 colonies to secede from Britain was July 2, but it took two days to make ...

Today is Friday, July 4, the 185th day of 2024. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day.

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 ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin heads for two states that are early gatekeepers for the Republican presidential nomination ...

This July Fourth, there’s about 100 more American citizens celebrating Independence Day following a naturalization ceremony ...

The fourth of July may be synonymous with freedom in the United States, but around the world it has a very different meaning.

This Fourth of July, millions of Americans will be hitting the road, feasting on barbecue fixings, while watching firework ...

He staged a revival of “The Crucible” in a Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1958, helped run Circle in the Square and oversaw the ...

Posey served in various military roles throughout the Revolution. The Indiana Historical Society has his original enlistment ...