On July 4, 1776, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, the local situation was significantly different from the historic events occurring in the American colonies. Honolulu, part of the island of Oʻahu ...

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans’ daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

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

That’s a legacy worth recalling this July 4. Ten years before the American Revolution, Charles Pratt, the chief justice of Common Pleas in Great Britain, took to the floor of the House of Lords ...

America’s Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 announced to the world that “all men are created equal,” but for the ...

learn some safety tips from experts who can help you bring in July Fourth with a bang, but without injury. Dating back to Independence Day in 1776, when John Adams penned a letter to his wife ...

Scheduled to hit the block in a standalone live sale, The Declaration of Independence: The July 1776 Essex Broadside, on January 24, this remarkable artifact (estimate: $2-4 million) is one of ...