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, typically resulting in ...

Later, Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees in 1938. On the Fourth of July, many United States citizens spend the day having picnics or cookouts with friends and family ...

Gatlinburg is always the first city in the U.S. to celebrate the holiday with its Fourth of July Midnight Parade, which starts promptly at 11:59 p.m. on July 3. Roughly 80,000 people show up for ...

Fireworks businesses] are really beginning to get back on their feet and thrive, and now being hit with a tariff has got everybody in a tailspin,” one expert said.

Today, the original copy of the Declaration is housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and the fourth of July has been designated a national holiday to commemorate the day the United ...

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Across the United States, the nation celebrates its independence from Great Britain with fireworks, parades and local traditions like flyovers, car shows and concerts. For those looking for all ...

With schools out, a major public holiday and hot summer weather, the Fourth of July is a great time for a getaway. Unfortunately, much of the country feels the same way, so it's one of the most ...

John Purakal, Duke Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the School of Medicine, speaks at a news conference Monday announcing the start of the statewide Booze It & Lose It ...