1776, the day the 13 original U.S. colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. The flag is also symbolic of cultural and historic solidarity for Americans, a shared past, present and ...

On the 250th anniversary, the WCNC Charlotte Verify team digs deeper into the debates surrounding the holiday.

On July 4, the United States celebrates its independence from Britain with displays of fireworks ... of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But America isn't the only country that celebrates ...

British troops were sent in to quell the early movement toward rebellion. Repeated attempts by the Colonists to resolve the crisis without military conflict proved fruitless. On June 11, 1776, the ...