The occasion coincided with Florida getting ready to celebrate 249 years of America, just ahead of the Fourth of July.

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Back on July 4, 1776, the founding fathers took their celebration to the sea rather than land.

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As Independence Day approaches, it’s worth remembering that America’s Founding Fathers weren’t just fiery revolutionaries — ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a Thomas Jefferson statue that will be on display in the Jefferson County courthouse leading up to ...

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America’s 249th birthday Friday will be no party. Call it bittersweet at best. The guns of Gettysburg were stilled on July 4, ...

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

The convention had just reached its monumental high point, and the 40-year-old attorney from Massachusetts excitedly wrote ...

Donald Trump’s potential nonconsecutive second term raises questions about the historic “second-term curse” that has troubled ...

The invention of democracy and the role of judges can be traced back to ancient Greece. It is the subject of Aeschylus’ ...