In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming that the United States was no ...

For 54 years the patriotic pipers have been a regular presence at parades around the July 4 holiday and other summer events.

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The folks at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby are extending an invitation to the public to drop in for a visit over the Independence Day holiday. The museum ...

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

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

Amidst the list of America’s founding fathers who are inextricably linked with the 4th of July, one name sticks out: George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin. Pyotr Ilyich ...

The battle site, Riverbend Park, has a history of human habitation dating back 5,000 years. The Second Seminole War was part ...