Attendees of the second annual Polish-American Freedom Fest gather near a sign for the event in Powidz, Poland, on July 4, ...

For roughly 30 years, downtown Yakima had its own version of the Statue of Liberty. If a Yakima historian has his way, it ...

The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the U.S., was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma ...

The reopening of Ellis Island to the public during America's bicentennial year prompted CBS News' Charles Kuralt to offer his ...

Pasadena’s new approach to light up the sky was one of scores of Independence Day celebrations across L.A. County ...

Recently, France unveiled a mural called "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest," designed to illustrate the "shame" surrounding the recent immigration policies of the Trump administration. The ...

The U.S. Independence Day holiday motivated a new mural in France that shames America. While France was once a key ally in ...

MATTOON — A total of 2,200 persons ate chicken dinners during the July 4 th celebration Friday at Peterson Park. Michael Highland, chairman of this year’s Mattoon Fire Fighters Association’s picnic, ...

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.” Psalm 33:12 One of my favorite patriotic songs is “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” Years ago, when I ...

The news of yesterday becomes the news of today. Check out these early July news items from years ago.

From our earliest days, the pursuit of knowledge in this country was never just about learning—it was a civic act.

Our declaration of revolt against kings and intrusive parliaments was possible because of the theoretical framework provided by Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, Thomas Hobbes and ...