The festival includes Revolutionary-era military encampments, musters, and re-enactments, as well as demonstrations of ...

56 men signed the Declaration of Independence, but many of them never became famous The Fourth of July wasn’t made a federal holiday until 1870 The first Fourth of July fireworks were in 1777 ...

What do we celebrate on July 4? July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence, and its founding principle that "all men are created equal." Accessibility links.

The Declaration of Independence set forth a rationale for a government of the people, by the people and for the people. It remains what it was 249 years ago: a profoundly revolutionary document.