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

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to honor a rebellious general alongside English kings.

How Trump finally got the military parade he always wanted The year-long effort will culminate next weekend with a few lingering uncertainties, including how many spectators will show up.

The real estate mogul’s third son believes it would be ‘easy’ to achieve this. While Donald Jr. has also suggested he could ...

July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces plans to save $121 million by eliminating vacant state positions and freezing hiring.

In both cases, the money will be paid not to Trump himself, but to a future presidential library. Paramount will also pay ...

A new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse. For nearly a half ...

Sen. John Fetterman already said he is opposed to the bill. Sen. Dave McCormick should also reject the Trump agenda and ...

By 1900, writes University of Oregon historian James C. Mohr in his book Abortion in America, “the United States completed its transition from a nation without abortion laws of any sort to a ...

As Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest in 1956, a wave of refugees spread across the continent seeking safety. One of those was ...