On July 4​ we traditionally celebrate Independence Day​, which​ commemorates the voting by representatives of the Thirteen ...

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

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John Adams thought July 2 would be marked as a national holiday for generations to come: “[Independence Day] will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am a ...

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In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and ...

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Municipalities all over the commonwealth have begun celebrating Massachusetts 250 and thanks to a great effort by the Historical Commission, the high school’s National History Honor Society and the We ...