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Are Banks Open or Closed on the Fourth of July 2025?
Capital One, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, Truist, CitiBank and JPMorgan Chase branches will be closed for the holiday, ...
On this day: 10 UPI Independence Day headlines that made history
Most Americans are all familiar with the reason we celebrate July Fourth as Independence Day. But do you remember these other ...
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The smiling, nostalgic face of Kansas fireworks: ‘I’m still amazed’
If you drive up to a fireworks tent in eastern Kansas this week, the caricatured face of Eddie Shay might welcome you on a ...
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The Road to 250: Unmissable Museum Shows Mapping America’s Past and Future
The countdown to the 250th anniversary of American independence has begun—here are 9 museum exhibitions to add to your ...
Our ongoing experiment: Celebrating American independence
Thomas Jefferson, who owned more than 600 human beings, penned the stirring words justifying a revolution creating what would ...
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Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
The committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence, from left: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin ...
On This Day: America declares independence from Britain
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain ...
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The American Revolution Was a Really Big Deal
The American vision has a high degree of tolerance for inequality and a robust commitment to individual liberty, because in the American revolutionary tradition, the pursuit of happiness is an ...
MAGA Rep Reignites Call to Put Trump’s Face on Mount Rushmore
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles penned a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday, asking that President Donald Trump’s mug be added to Mount Rushmore. “Given the scale and scope of President ...