Start the day smarter ... edit and approve the Declaration of Independence. The final version was sent to printer John Dunlap on July 4, 1776, according to the National Constitution Center.

The easy answer is that July 4 is celebrated because that's the day in 1776 when the country declared its freedom from British rule by signing the Declaration of Independence. True history buffs ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original ... until their deaths on the same day, July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration.

1776—The Declaration of Independence is a stirring statement ... the Beltway to profess homage to the Declaration in Fourth of July celebrations with their constituents. The bomb threat turned ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media. The Republican president's official ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original ... until their deaths on the same day, July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration.

In the end we must live independent or die. Independence or death... let these sacred words unite us and be the signal of battle and of our reunion. Citizens, my countrymen, on this solemn day I have ...