In fact, independence was formally declared on July 2, 1776, a date that John Adams believed would be the most memorable day ...

Related: The History of the Fourth of July In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence ... holiday to commemorate the day the United States laid down its claim to ...

Next year, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States. The History Channel’s new docuseries “Thomas ...

When we fire up the grill on the Fourth of July, few of us take time to consider what “independence” is all about. We live in the land of liberty. We celebrate freedom. But independence? The ...

Test your knowledge of American History and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s “The Fourth In America” special, featuring coast-to-coast ...

It became the largest and most successful slave revolt in history, leading to the abolition ... Advertiser of Philadelphia presented Haitian independence as fundamentally parallel to that of the ...

On July 4, 2026, the Declaration of Independence will turn 250, and the United States is looking to celebrate in a big ... in a multi-year campaign that will celebrate the country's history. In Gaston ...