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 ...

The “big ugly bill” has now been signed into law. J. D. Vance, also known as “Mini-Me” cast the vote to break the tie, ...

Ohio State Extension educator Dwight Roseler considers the role of dairy farming in America's legacy, and what it takes to ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Ken Burns is releasing a deep look into the fight for American ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

One Utah man has spent the past 50 years collecting different versions of the American flag. They are now on display at Elite ...

Poplar Forest's main event was a reenactor playing America's third president and a Virginia native, Thomas Jefferson.

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times The United States postal system was organized to facilitate communication among the 13 ...

"With the celebration of Independence Day, we acknowledge our deep debt of gratitude to the FIRST 'Greatest Generation,'" ...

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July in 1776, issued a remarkable document, proclaiming the thirteen colonies in America to be free from ...