Fourth of July

The Brits keep a stiff upper lip, sure, but they don't give themselves the right to pursue happiness. Only Americans would think of that. All these years later, ...

The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a pivotal moment in American history. This holiday marks the day the Second Continental Congress ...

After you finish your meal and thank G-d, don't confuse matters and think that the land Birkat HaMazon is referring to America. Op-ed.

Freedom is always precarious, as is the democracy we celebrate today. And yet 247 years ago, the men who crafted the Declaration and later the Constitution ...

The Morning Dispatch ... Every weekday Declan Garvey and Esther Eaton provide an essential news briefing—along with original reporting and analysis on the biggest ...

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 ...

The Fourth of July has always held a special power over me. I love the hot dogs and burgers and my mother's delicious potato salad.

As Americans, we know our system of government is special. The charting of its course is documented in our Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. We ...

Fireworks were around centuries before America became a nation. The American Pyrotechnics Association says many historians believe fireworks were first ...

Fireworks can worsen air quality, disturb veterans and gun violence victims and scare pets making Fourth of July a divisive national holiday for some.

The holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress' unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the ...

Celebrate the honor it is to be an American with shared unalienable rights. | Opinion.

The stock market and government buildings will be closed on Independence Day while major retailers plan to stay open.

Many will be off work for The Fourth of July holiday, but with that, also comes the question: what's open and what's closed?

Banks are closed, but you're in the clear if you need groceries.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Happy Fourth of July! Get ready to see parades, cookouts,and some fireworks paint the sky as Americans celebrate freedom.

On the Fourth of July, the United States observes a federal holiday in honor of the Declaration of Independence. All administrative offices in both the city ...

Kearney. The City of Kearney offices, Kearney Public Library, Peterson Senior Activity Center, and Kearney Police Department Front Desk will be closed on ...

The federal Independence Day holiday is being observed Tuesday, July 4, meaning people can expect some businesses and all government buildings to be closed.

From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts ...

Brooke Shields, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were among the stars who got into the patriotic spirit for the Fourth of July.

In Plantation, the town kicked off its celebration Tuesday morning with its annual Independence Day parade, led by Grand Marshall and long-time city ...

In Boston, revelers dodged raindrops to nab a coveted space on the grassy oval directly in front of the Hatch Shell along the Charles River ahead of the ...

Despite the heat, hundreds gathered Tuesday morning at the Salute to America parade.

Despite sweltering heat and the possibility of storms, thousands of people around the D.C. region flocked to the National Mall to celebrate the Fourth of ...

The weather's timing couldn't be worse for Minnesota cities celebrating Independence Day.

July 4. Katherine Chavez, 7, chases her brother before the fireworks show on the National Mall, in Washington. Minh Connors/The Washington Post.

“On this day, it's a day when we're all together. It's fun,” Northwest Hills parade volunteer Bruce McCraken said. Shady Hollow HOA.

The state park had lifeguards patrolling the shore and waters from the lifeguard stand, paddle board and by boat. "This is just a beautiful place," Matt Goodman ...

Although heavy rains put a damper on many Fourth of July activities, blue skies broke through at times Tuesday afternoon across western Massachusetts.

Fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument during the Independence Day fireworks display along the National Mall in Washington, DC. Image Credit: AFP.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – With Fourth of July celebrations winding down, many people are preparing to head back to work after the long weekend.

Missed the fireworks on the National Mall last night? Or just want to relive the Fourth of July grandeur? ARLnow staff photographer Jay Westcott brought his ...