Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

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SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler called out Democratic Sen. Ed Markey's hypocrisy after he attacked the federal agency for ...

Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

The Stars and Stripes represents freedom and bravery. The flag represents equality and justice, and our ability as Americans ...

But it wasn’t long ago that Trump regularly made a point to mark Juneteenth, the holiday that honors the freeing of enslaved ...

New York Times journalist Kevin Sack says there was a “Charleston before 2015 and a Charleston after 2015″ in a discussion ...

Along the right side of the flag is the date June 19, 1865, the day Pulido called, “Freedom Day, our nation’s second ...

Juneteenth came and went Thursday, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a cordial salute from the ...