It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...

One of the highlights of the American summer is July 4th. Fireworks, parades, and barbecues are all staples of the ...

The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump ...

Especially in the Trump era, people often think of the US in terms of black and white, either demonizing or idealizing it.

Programs for English learners and migrant children are among those affected, leaving schools scrambling to adjust. Advocates ...

Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is the latest attempt to alienate immigrants and erase the immigrant history that built this nation.

American consumers have been buying up fireworks ahead of July 4 and splashing out quite a bit of money on them, according to ...

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of America its independence. The so-called "Second Spanish Period" lures ...

And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July ...

Jeannine Hill Fletcher teaches theology at Fordham University and is author of the forthcoming Grace of the Ghosts: A ...

Test your knowledge of American history and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s ...