Crowds flocked to Castle Island to check out Old Ironsides and her annual Fourth of July turnaround in Boston Harbor, along ...

Arguably the most important victory of the revolution was won in autumn 1777, on a farm in upstate New York, by a storekeeper ...

Fireworks are a cornerstone of America's Fourth of July celebrations, but that can make the spirited holiday dangerous. A ...

July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American ...

Two centuries ago, the U.S. declared war on Britain, and invaded its closest colony. Why did we fight the War of 1812, and who really won?

Food Lion plans to keep their doors open on their usual holiday hours. While banks, post offices, and the stock market take a ...

The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of ...

The past offered little guidance for President Trump on whether to make a major policy announcement on the Fourth of July, ...

To most Americans, the War of 1812 is the "forgotten war." Its mention conjures images from a short list: The burning Capitol; Francis Scott Key writing poetry during the bombardment of Fort ...

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

Black Refugees made the difficult choice to leave Nova Scotia for an uncertain future in the slave colony of Trinidad. That ...