Two hundred and fifty years ago, our Nation was conceived in liberty, our freedom was wrested from the hands of tyranny, and our people courageously Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home ...

The U.S. Mint is updating the look of circulating quarters, dimes and nickels in 2026 for the nation's 250th anniversary.

Americans have looked to the Declaration of Independence when they sought to remedy contemporary problems and create new ...

As the 250th anniversary of American independence draws near, several Rhode Island writers and historians have turned their attention to describing the series of local events from the 1764 protest ...

The country that Morton and his colleagues created July 2, 1776, became the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth. And the society that Morton’s distant relatives built in Finland also became one ...

Rhode Island Colonists engaged in acts of resistance against the British a decade before the American Revolution officially began. Key events included firing on British ships, burning the HMS Gaspee, ...

This glowing tribute was decades in the making. The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of Polish Independence Day on Monday night for the first time, after years of lobbying to green-light ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - In December 2022, the Independence school board voted for the school district to move to a four-day school week. On Tuesday, Independence voters affirmed that schedule.

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The new multimedia exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution, The Declaration’s Journey, traces the history and legacy of the Declaration of Independence from 1776 to the present day, ...

Students returned to Nowlin Middle School in Independence for the first day of school in 2022, amid a metro-wide teacher shortage. The following year, the Independence School District adopted a ...

WELL, WE START WITH COMMITMENT 2025 COVERAGE TONIGHT. VOTERS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SOON DECIDE ITS FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK. IT IS ON THE BALLOT. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY A YES VOTE ...