Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a ...

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

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America ...

A giant fair in downtown Washington, a mixed martial arts competition at the White House and a monument honoring national ...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the launch of America250FL, Florida's "official hub for the yearlong commemoration." ...

Editor's note: In honor of Independence Day — this year, we mark 249 years since the United States parted with Great Britain — we present the nation's founding document, the Declaration of ...

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U ntil the founding of the United States of America, the nations of the West did not have to set forth the reasons for their existence and the basis of their authority. Land and blood established ...

Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...