Hundreds of people are in Humboldt Park to celebrate Colombian Independence Day at the 11th annual El Gran Festival ...

Localities around the area celebrated the birth of American Independence with special events featuring fireworks shows.

While many questions remain unanswered, and communities across the state are only in the beginning stages of recovery, it is ...

The actual vote for independence happened two days earlier, History.com says, but July 4 is seen as the "birthday" of American independence. It's not entirely clear why Thomas Jefferson pushed so hard ...

This weekend, we celebrate Independence Day. This is one of my favorite holidays because, No. 1, it’s in the summer, and No. 2, there are fireworks, and who doesn’t love those? The real reason for the ...

Have you ever wondered why we observe America’s birthday on July 4? Sure, the Declaration of Independence was famously ...

Over time, the Fourth of July became etched in public memory as the date of independence, largely because it was the day Americans first saw the finished document. It became symbolic, representing the ...

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

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

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WOWK) — The Barboursville community came together to celebrate summertime and Independence Day in a ...

On July 5th, 1865, the United States Secret Service was formed as part of the Department of Treasury. It was originally ...

Shiloh is celebrating Independence Day all weekend long with activities filled with both rich history and of course, cannon ...