US Independence Day on July 4, 2025, marks 279 years since the nation’s founding. Celebrated across the country, the day commemorates the colonies’ 1776 break from British rule.

The document is among 25 surviving poster-sized editions printed by John Dunlap and posted in public meeting places on the ...

Test your knowledge of Independence Hall, the birthplace of the U.S.! Discover facts about the Declaration of Independence, ...

Independence Day celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great ...

Catalogue of Paintings, now exhibiting in Wadsworth Gallery, Hartford. Press of Elihu Geer, 26 1/2 State St. 1844. Date 1876 Control number AECI 09170039 Type Paintings Exhibition Catalogs Data Source ...

This scene represents the first reading of the Declaration of Independence, at Independence Square, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776. It was read from the Rittenhouse Observatory, which was removed some ...

The summer air in Rochester, New York, hung thick with heat and celebration. It was July 5, 1852, a day after cannons had fired, flags waved and towns across America had burst into patriotic jubilatio ...

The July 4th Project brought together city, county and community leaders to remember America's beginnings.WLWT's own Courtis Fuller was among the voices, Reading the Declaration of Independence in ...

As the United States marked its Independence Day on July 4th, the spirit of celebration wasn’t limited to fireworks and parades—it burst across social media as well. Platforms like X (formerly Twitter ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members ...