Newside Cemetery in Harrisburg’s eastern suburbs points to 18th-century settlers and a theological dispute that gave the ...

Crowds flocked to Castle Island to check out Old Ironsides and her annual Fourth of July turnaround in Boston Harbor, along ...

Arguably the most important victory of the revolution was won in autumn 1777, on a farm in upstate New York, by a storekeeper ...

The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics ...

July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American ...

Two centuries ago, the U.S. declared war on Britain, and invaded its closest colony. Why did we fight the War of 1812, and who really won?

The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of ...

Friday's closing ceremony for the Danville Rotary Club’s Field of Honor — now something of a summer tradition in the city — ...

To most Americans, the War of 1812 is the "forgotten war." Its mention conjures images from a short list: The burning Capitol; Francis Scott Key writing poetry during the bombardment of Fort ...

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

The past offered little guidance for President Trump on whether to make a major policy announcement on the Fourth of July, ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?