Two hundred forty-nine years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to separate the American colonies from ...

One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above ...

Friday marked the 249th birthday of the United States of America. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress ratified a document declaring that thirteen British colonies in North America ...