But for a lot of Americans, the celebration, and the flag itself, are more complicated than that. That’s the question that Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in show, is setting out to tackle this ...

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On July 4, a series of demonstrations erupted across the United States in protest of President Donald Trump and his ...

The military intervened, turning the country into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. But after the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution ...

Our photographers were out today catching the events of Independence Day. Tonight, it will be time for fireworks, too.

The George Taylor House plays host Friday, July 4, 2025, to a reading of the Declaration of Independence that takes place ...

The 4th of July is a holiday that means national celebration. But what that looks like has changed through the decades. From ...

But the war would change Washington’s view of these soldiers, and he came to respect the sacrifice and valor of his troops from all 13 states. The war changed the soldiers themselves. In the peace ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

President Trump started the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial with an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Not ...