For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a ...

July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on ...

We can’t afford to only tell the patriotic version of history. The Revolutionary War gave birth to a democracy built on ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

On a day that the president spent millions of tax dollars to celebrate his ego, millions of Americans protested his flailing ...

Juneteenth is a celebration that is Texas’ gift to the rest of the nation. It’s a reminder that those ships in the distance ...

We've rounded up the events taking place this holiday to get you in the spirit and go beyond the hot dogs and hamburgers.

Since 1866, the African-American community has marked June 19th—known as Emancipation Day or Juneteenth—as a day of ...

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington ...