Some businesses use July 4 to run major sales—but many others choose to close on the federal holiday. Fire up the barbeque and find a good spot to watch the fireworks. Memorial Day might be the ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final approval of the Declaration of Independence. Viewed now as patriots by Americans, ...

July 4 holiday in 2025 has been marked by multiple shootings across the US, including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chief voicing public frustration over the latest acts ...

Created 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration ...

Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, marks the birth of the United States as an independent nation. On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of ...

What makes for a good Fourth of July? The perfect juicy burger on the grill? A breathtaking fireworks show? What about weather just right to hit the pool? Finance site WalletHub put together a list of ...

Fire up the barbeque and find a good spot to watch the fireworks. Memorial Day might be the unofficial start to summer, but the Fourth of July is the holiday that most epitomizes it. It’s not just ...

The July 4th Project brought together city, county and community leaders to remember America's beginnings.WLWT's own Courtis Fuller was among the voices, Reading the Declaration of Independence in ...