From parades to concerts and fireworks, there will be lots of family-friendly activities to mark Independence Day on the ...

Even then, we still were not shed of the British, resulting in the stalemated War of 1812, followed by the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, which warned foreign powers against meddling in the continent.

Fireworks are a cornerstone of America's Fourth of July celebrations, but that can make the spirited holiday dangerous. A holiday rooted in America's origin story of independence also sends more ...

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

Benjamin Arthur was born April 27, 1737 in Virginia. He was married to Ann (unknown surname), who died in 1777. During the ...

From parades to concerts and fireworks, there will be lots of family-friendly activities to mark Independence Day on the ...

Booming fireworks, patriotic parades, and outdoor barbeques have become annual traditions, and many employees enjoy the day off of work for the federal holiday. July 4, also known as Independence Day, ...

Instead of demanding a legalistic process to initiate war, the framers left the decision to wage war to the discretion of politics. They granted war powers to both the President and Congress ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The nation is preparing to celebrate its birthday Friday. July 4 is a federal holiday, meaning there will be various closures and schedule changes.

The origins of the Fourth of July date back to July 4, 1776, when the U.S. unanimously adopted the Declaration of ...

Entertainment: Fourth on the Shore is from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 4 in downtown Manitowoc, while SubFest is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 4-6 at Wisconsin Maritime Museum and downtown Manitowoc, and the ...

Little white flags peer out of the earth on a Lower Paxton Township roadside. And in recent weeks, you might have seen volunteers laboring among them near a fenced-in cemetery. The flags are the ...