The United States of America recently commemorated the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress ...

Friday marked the 249th birthday of the United States of America. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress ratified a document declaring that thirteen British colonies in North America ...

US President Donald Trump has praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking "good English" and asked him where he ...

Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “The deleted paragraph demonstrates how kicking the can down the road never solves the ...

From fireworks to typical clothing traditions, the Fourth of July has a long line of traditions with meaningful backgrounds.

The 4th of July is a holiday that means national celebration. But what that looks like has changed through the decades. From ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

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