On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

On July 4, 1776, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, the local situation was significantly different from the historic events occurring in the American colonies. Honolulu, part of the island of Oʻahu ...

It all went into motion June 7, 1776, when Richard Henry Lee introduced before the Continental Congress a resolution “that these united colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent ...