People across the country celebrated Independence Day on Friday, July 4, with the traditional parades, fireworks and cookouts. Others used America's 249th birthday as a chance to protest President ...
The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.
It's been 249 years since the Declaration of Independence was passed by the Continental Congress in 1776, which the holiday commemorates. From the sandy beach towns of Southern California to the rocky ...
A large crowd turned out for the fireworks as part of the Fourth of July celebration in Lititz Springs Park on Friday, July 4, 2025.