When did the 4th of July become a federal holiday? While there were celebrations on July 4 in 1777, it didn't become a federal holiday until 1870. And, it was ...

Writers also share thoughts on support for Thompson Middle School and the loss of the JFK school in Middletown.

On 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 and ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

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