Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is recognized nationwide as a day of liberation — a day when Americans can celebrate their freedom during the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. workday and spend the ...
On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...
In the mid-1950s, the U.S. quietly opened a door that could have changed Puerto Rican history forever.
Jefferson's account of drafting the Declaration, the complete text of this founding document, and immediate challenges to its ...
“In the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Nov. 28 was an official holiday called Lā Kūʻokoʻa, or Independence Day. This was the day in 1843 when England and France formally recognized Hawaiʻi’s independence,” ...
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum launched “We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence” today, Oct. 28. Through the lens of economic power, this multi-year oral history and education ...
The University of Mississippi's Declaration of Independence Center teaches students about founding documents as surveys show ...
SINCLAIRVILLE – At the recent meeting of the Valley Historical society in Sinclairville, John Sipos, historian for the Town of Stockton and the Village of Cassadaga, presented to all those in ...
Mark Guiney is the manager of video production in Digital Productions at The Heritage Foundation. He also produces and creates video for The Daily Signal. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, ...
John Trumbull’s famous “Declaration of Independence” was a figment of the artist’s imagination. That’s not the only myth we believe about our founding. aoc.gov To all Americans on this Independence ...