The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is around ... delegates from the United States' original 13 colonies, signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England ... a national holiday to commemorate the day the United States laid down its claim to be a free and independent nation.

The United States of America will celebrate its 248th Independence Day on Thursday ... Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Celebrations are held yearly on July 4th across ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another historical significance in America?

The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence ... to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty ...