Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies ...

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Happy hot dogs!” — Stephen Colbert “Let’s kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy!” — Captain Jimmy Wilder, “Independence Day” “Just found out that every Fourth of July ...

click image for close-up Over a period of a decade, artist John Lewis Krimmel painted a number of scenes that chronicled the changing composition of Philadelphia's Independence Day celebrants.

"Happy belated Independence ... hosted many star-studded 4th of July parties in the past, it's been a few years since she's shared photos from one of the Independence Day celebrations.

Myrtle Beach is one of America's best beach towns for celebrating the Fourth of July. Want to start the day with some exercise? The annual Independence Day 5K, one-mile Fun Run, and kid-friendly ...