Could also see the statues of Moses Cleavland, Mayor Tom Johnson, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton also giving figurative thumbs up from their spots on Public Square and in front of the ...

President Trump is set to kick off a one-year countdown to America's 250th birthday with a speech July 3 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Every year, there comes a day that we Americans celebrate by blowing stuff up and putting down large servings of meat. That day, July 4, commemorates our creation as a nation. As God is our witness, ...

Every year, there comes a day that we Americans celebrate by blowing stuff up and putting down large servings of meat.

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the […] ...

Photographer Terry Allen presents “Passenger Side,” a collection that ranges from street photography to landscapes. In the ...

Visitors exit the new Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Louisa on Monday after touring the school during its grand opening celebration.

Jefferson and Adams had an early correspondence between 1777 and 1796. The latter year Jefferson was Adams’s nearest political opponent for the Presidency.

From the column: "In America, traditions evolve with the times and with technology. Visually dazzling (and quiet) laser and ...

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.

– Thomas Jefferson June 24, 1826 Monticello Congress established Independence Day as a holiday in 1870, and in 1938 Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees.