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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...
April 4, 1818: Thirteen stripes only, Congress changes flag design
WHTM via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWASHINGTON (WHTM) — It all started in 1777. On June 14 of that year, the Second Continental Congress...
Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? Everything to know about Independence Day 2023
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is Tuesday. The annual holiday marks the...
On This Day, Nov. 10: Congress establishes Congaree National Park
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn November 10, 2003, U.S. Congress redesignated Congaree National Monument as Congaree National...
6 things you didn't know about the Declaration of Independence
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Committee of Five presents the draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second...
Food, festivals and fireworks: How to celebrate July 4th weekend in Hampton Roads and N.C.
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s been 246 years since the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence....
The Army rolls along: military’s oldest branch celebrates 248 years
Army Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe summer before its members signed the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental...
Sharon Kennedy: Celebrating the Stars and Stripes
The Sault News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA quick Google search informed me what most of us already knew: Flag Day commemorates Old Glory. What I didn’t know was that in 1777, the Second...
Guest column: Keeping true to the Declaration of Independence is a matter of ethics
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCelebrating the Fourth of July is recognition of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in...
Daughters of American Revolution names American History essay award winners
Times-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHENDERSONVILLE - The Joseph McDowell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented three...