The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with ...

When President John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the moment was rife with bizarre coincidences. Not only had the Founding ...

Recently, more than 4,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened at the nation’s capital for the 134th ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the launch of America250FL, Florida's "official hub for the yearlong commemoration." ...

It's crucial today to acknowledge that for 249 years thousands of Americans have fought to protect the ideas of the American ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

Over time, the Fourth of July became etched in public memory as the date of independence, largely because it was the day Americans first saw the finished document. It became symbolic, representing the ...

“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...

Poplar Forest's main event was a reenactor playing America's third president and a Virginia native, Thomas Jefferson.

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