New poll also shows beer tops the list ahead of lemonade, soda and cocktails for Fourth of July celebrations at 36%WASHINGTON ...

This Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, but there are several dates that are related to ...

He wrote to Abigail that "the second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." The ...

According to the Library of Congress, the residents of Philadelphia celebrated the first anniversary of American independence (1777), and George Washington gave his soldiers double rations of rum ...

The July Fourth Independence Day Celebration on the National Mall in Washington kicks off Friday morning with the annual ...

In June of 1826, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Roger C. Weightman, declining an invitation to come to Washington, D.C. to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Brooklyn was decked out in red, white and blue on Sunday as locals celebrated the city's oldest — and earliest — Independence ...

Lie? George is famous for his confession to his father, “I cannot tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet,” referring to the ...