South Carolina originally sent five delegates to the Second Continental Congress but only one, Edward Rutledge, remained to ...

Adams, Jefferson and other Founding Fathers enjoyed wild game and seasonal produce in Philadelphia's taverns during the ...

Meet the five New Jerseyans who signed the Declaration of Independence: Abraham Clark had served in the Continental Congress ...

This Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, but there are several dates that are related to ...

The resolution declaring independence was approved on July 2nd, not July 4th. On Friday, June 7, 1776 the Resolution for ...

Adams accurately predicted the tone of future celebrations when he said that Independence Day should be “solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews (shows), games, sports, guns, bells, bonfire and ...

Residents enjoyed Mummers music at Rose Tree Place retirement community in Upper Providence on Wednesday, the 249th ...

Americans celebrate July 4th, also known as Independence Day, to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence ...

John Adams’ letter to his wife, Abigail, was filled with enthusiasm but also carried a tone of foreboding. It was July 1776, and revolution was in the air among the delegates at the meeting of the ...

While the declaration was adopted, most delegates signed it on August 2, 1776. Only John Hancock and Charles Thomson signed the document on July 4.