Throughout this week, Washington was in regular contact with John Trumbull, John Hancock, and the Continental Congress. This was primarily a time of organization and preparation for more fighting to ...

Boston will be bringing back the fireworks in August, for the "Illuminate the Harbor" display. "The (annual) fireworks celebration offers a dazzling close to summer while welcoming new residents, ...

Summertime and the livin’s easy. But you don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy all the city has to offer. There are plenty ...

Destination Downtown South Boston hosted its annual Fourth of July celebration in Constitution Square on Friday, with the ...

In Greater Boston, the Fourth of July includes a number of annual traditions: music at the Hatch Shell, the presentation of the Declaration of Independence, and the reading of Frederick Douglass’s ...

The Boston Pops, headliner LeAnn Rimes, and other musical guests dazzled the tens of thousands of guests who swarmed the Esplanade on<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

For the most part, people set aside politics to celebrate America. Many celebrated their freedom to speak up, to work, to walk their own paths.

Fireworks capped off the festivities, which featured performances by Leslie Odom Jr., LeAnn Rimes, Bell Biv DeVoe, and the ...

If you missed America’s annual 4th of July celebration "A Capitol Fourth," you can still watch it online.

Photos: July Fourth celebrations across the country It's been 249 years since the Declaration of Independence was passed by the Continental Congress in 1776, which the holiday commemorates.

Multiple parades and celebrations are taking place across metro Atlanta for the July 4th holiday. Take a look at our photo gallery that captures just some of the moments.

Holiday revelers say there’s no other place they’d rather be to celebrate America’s 249th birthday than Boston, coming out early and often for Fourth of July festivities.