On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence ... Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the ...

For Honolulu and the broader Hawaiian Islands, July 4, 1776, was an ordinary day embedded in the rich ... two years after the American Declaration of Independence. Therefore, the local population ...

When we fire up the grill on the Fourth of July, few of us take time to consider what “independence” is all about. We live in the land of liberty. We celebrate freedom. But independence? The ...

What follows is part of an editorial we ran in this space in 2003. We thought then it was appropriate for the Fourth of July and think it is worth repeating. “I am apt to believe it will be ...

It is right and just for America to make a big deal about our 250th birthday. On July 4th, 1776 by the unanimous voice vote ...

“An expression of the American mind," according to Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved on the evening of 4 July 1776 following three days of debate amongst the Continental ...

ST. LOUIS — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday, typically ...

Independence Day in the United States marks the annual ... Congress's adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. According to a report from NBC New York, certain stores might ...

Test your knowledge of American History and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s “The Fourth In America” special, featuring coast-to-coast ...