The first-ever Independence Day took place in 1776—yet there are several homes across the U.S. that pre-date that historic ...

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

How old is America in 2025? Here's what to know about United States Independence Day and the meaning behind Fourth of July.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we celebrate Independence Day, the National Archives in Washington, D.C. is letting the public view ...

In the heart of downtown Dallas sits the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. If you venture onto the seventh floor into a darkened back room, you’ll find a piece of what July Fourth is all about: an ...

The festival includes Revolutionary-era military encampments, musters, and re-enactments, as well as demonstrations of ...

America is celebrating putting the British Empire on notice with the Declaration of Independence 249 years ago. But the document that cemented the union in 1776 also infused President Lincoln with the ...

In Williamsburg 249 years ago, competition also was stiff with, at times, three newspapers — all with the name Virginia ...

The George Taylor House plays host Friday, July 4, 2025, to a reading of the Declaration of Independence that takes place ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: On this, the anniversary of our nation’s independence, we think it is important to publish these words that our forefathers inked 249 years ago in declaration of our fledgling ...