Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a ...

Displays of patriotism were evident at parades and hot dog eating contests, even at a time of deep political divisions among Americans.

The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with fireworks. This Independence Day may feel different for many Americans. Around ...

Two weeks after the floods that has killed over 100 people in the Texas Hill Country, officials now say the number of missing ...

The Fourth of July wasn’t made a federal holiday until 1870. Even though Fourth of July celebrations have occurred for many years, it wasn’t made an unpaid federal holiday until 1870.

If the Fourth of July had a greatest hits reel, this would be it. quicklist: 1title: 1776: Pomp and Parade, Two Days Latetext: America's second president John Adams is notorious for his love of ...

D.C.’s mayor paraded through Barracks Row in a Washington Commanders jersey. A couple smiled while wearing red, white and blue leis in the Palisades. Immigrants became citizens at George Washington’s ...

By The Associated Press The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, ...

True history buffs will know that only John Hancock penned his signature on July 4th. When the other 56 delegates of the the Continental Congress, the governing body of what were 13 U.S. colonies ...