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Fourth of July 2023: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmericans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Tuesday, Fourth of July, marking the...
Massachusetts first-time homebuyer assistance programs
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBarry Winiker/Getty Images One of the original Thirteen Colonies, historic Massachusetts has...
July 1776 Was a Shotgun Wedding
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCopy of the United States Declaration Of Independence - Stock Photo Credit - Getty Images/iStockphoto—Mark Stahl During our own time of troubles, it is...
John Adams foresaw Independence Day popularity. Here's why he thought it would be celebrated July 2.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution ...
America Is in Denial About Its British Imperialist Origins
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Getty Images Until recently, it seemed we, Britons, would do anything to get the attention...
Here's everything you need to know about Flag Day
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoU.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue. June 14th is Flag Day in the United States! Here's everything you need to know about this patriotic holiday, from...
Benjamin Franklin used science to protect his money from counterfeiters
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCurrency printed by Franklin and his partner David Hall and later by the firm of Hall and William...
NV611G dropped more than 30K feet per minute before crashing in Virginia. Here's its flight path
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA private plane crashed into mountainous terrain near Montebello in southwest Virginia Sunday after...
Tennessee Sens. Blackburn and Hagerty oppose more aid to Ukraine. That's what Putin wants
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLike Mstyslav Chernov, I sincerely regret the best thing I ever did. The director of "20 Days at...
A new year means new dates. How to keep it all straight
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWith every New Year comes … Guess! Go ahead. Guess! Guess! OK, you weaseled it out of me: With every...
