Related: The History of the Fourth of July In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the famous words ...

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Since the Fourth of July, (which I call Independence ... should observe their newly declared independence, William Henry Drayton of Drayton Hall argued for the day to be one of celebration with ...

For a feel-good holiday, Hanover will be hosting the Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration, which includes an apple pie ...

The Declaration of Independence was written by wealthy white men, but the impetus for independence came from ordinary Americans. Historian Pauline Maier discovered that by July 2, 1776 ...

click image for close-up Over a period of a decade, artist John Lewis Krimmel painted a number of scenes that chronicled the changing composition of Philadelphia's Independence Day celebrants.

Located in Independence National Historical Park in Old City, Independence Hall is just steps from the Liberty Bell Center, making it convenient to visit both landmarks in a morning or afternoon.