Authorities say 34-year-old Rakeem Gilgeours has been convicted in the 2024 Fourth of July shooting that killed 6-year-old ...

On the Fourth of July you'll hear the pop of fireworks and a dazzling display across the sky. Fireworks have always been a Fourth of July staple, dating back to America's first Independence Day.

Over the years, the 4th of July became less about politics and independence and more about leisure, especially after it became a day off for all federal employees in 1941. Now, traditions such as ...

He even refused to attend 4th of July events because he felt so strongly about July 2 being the correct date. Adams and Thomas Jefferson, a fellow Founding Father, both died on July 4, 1826.

The Fourth of July wasn’t made a federal holiday until 1870 Even though Fourth of July celebrations have occurred for many years, it wasn’t made an unpaid federal holiday until 1870.

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The federation estimated Fourth of July foods cost a total of $69.68 in 2022 versus $59.50 in 2021. The bureau has yet to release its Cost of July 4th Cookout for 2023.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday ...

In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began ...

On July 4, 1875, a white mob broke up a Republican rally in Vicksburg, Mississippi, killing a black deputy sheriff.

Washington, D.C. Our nation's capital takes great pride in its 4th of July celebrations, which begin with a noontime parade with floats, fife and drum corps, and military personnel and VIPs ...