Fireworks are lighting the skies up and down the East Coast this Independence Day. In Washington, D.C., President Trump and ...

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

The Fourth of July isn't just a day for cookouts and fireworks. Here's a quick lesson about Independence Day and when it became a federal holiday.

Serendipitously for Independence Day weekend, American Cruise Lines (ACL) celebrated the official christening of its newest ...

Staunton, Va. (WHSV) - The 4th of July celebration continued into the weekend for people visiting the Frontier Culture Museum ...

Adams accurately predicted the tone of future celebrations when he said that Independence Day should be “solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews (shows), games, sports, guns, bells, bonfire and ...

Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870, according to the Library of Congress. Later, Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees in 1938.

The British Embassy has trolled the U.S. on Independence Day by posting a meme on social media implying it hoped for bad ...

The Fourth became a federal holiday in 1870. Here are some fun facts about the Fourth of July -- political and otherwise. Two signers on the Fourth Fifty-six members of the Continental Congress signed ...

18. Have a star-spangled day, my friend! 19. Celebrating freedom with a full plate and a full heart! 20. Happy 4th! Hope you get to relax and enjoy the fireworks. Happy US Independence Day 2025 ...

July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American colonies officially separated from Great Britain. As the Fourth of July ...