Poplar Forest's main event was a reenactor playing America's third president and a Virginia native, Thomas Jefferson.

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times The United States postal system was organized to facilitate communication among the 13 ...

The tolling marked San Pedro’s 48th iteration of the community observance event, which takes place on Independence Day each ...

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

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the […] ...

From fireworks to typical clothing traditions, the Fourth of July has a long line of traditions with meaningful backgrounds.

The Tulsa chapter of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution held their "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony to celebrate ...

A crane hoisted the cupola and clock tower into place Thursday at the heart of the 13 Colonies Plaza in Hurricane, marking a ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

In 1775, life went on normally for most though a revolution was coming. Columnist joe Holley says Americans today have a duty ...

It was 248 years ago, in 1776, that 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence. In recent years many of ...