The document, which will head to auction this spring, is one of roughly 125 broadsides from July 1776 known to survive ...

Bonneville County will be holding a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on Friday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m. in the ...

All arrangements have been finalized to hold the 78th National Independence Day celebration at Independence Square under the theme “Let's Build Sri Lanka,” said S. Aloka Bandara, Secretary to the ...

The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. (You can use the alternative Latinates ...

There are 11 federal holidays recognized in the United States for the year 2026. March, April, and August are the only months in 2026 without a federal holiday. Since July 4, 2026, falls on a Saturday ...

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This glowing tribute was decades in the making. The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of Polish Independence Day on Monday night for the first time, after years of lobbying to green-light ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - In December 2022, the Independence school board voted for the school district to move to a four-day school week. On Tuesday, Independence voters affirmed that schedule.

Editor's Note: The election results graphics on this page will be updated as votes in races across the metro are counted. Check back here throughout the night to see the latest. Want to have results ...

Students returned to Nowlin Middle School in Independence for the first day of school in 2022, amid a metro-wide teacher shortage. The following year, the Independence School District adopted a ...

As President Trump tears down the historic White House screening room, here's a look back at one memorable night, as first recounted in a 2021 Hollywood Reporter oral history. By Aaron Couch Film ...

Books transport us into our past, challenge our present, and inspire our future. These extraordinary collection that will leave you enlightened, proud, and hopeful. Typically, on Independence Day, ...