Fourth Of July

5 shootings on Fourth of July leave 2 more dead in Milwaukee

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The New York Post reports that Joel and girlfriend Alexis Roderick, who in April announced she was pregnant, turned their Fourth of July party yesterday into a surprise wedding ceremony, presided over by Governor Andrew  Al Jazeera's digital media platform AJ+ posted a Fourth of July-themed video mocking Americans as fat, cheese-eating, gun-toting, pill-popping, racist … Read more

The Top 5 Myths About the Fourth of July

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U.S. leaders at home and abroad are taking steps to increase security and surveillance ahead of the July 4 holiday, following a warning from security officials that such gatherings could be targets of a terror threat. A New York  Because the park is privately owned by the Moravian Church, it doesn't receive government funding and … Read more

Flags and Fireworks: America Celebrates Fourth of July

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The city of Augusta joined many other communities across the state by canceling its Fourth of July parade, according to a dispatcher from the city's police department. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for much of southern Maine For the capital of a country well into its third century, Washington showed Friday … Read more

Flags and Fireworks: America Celebrates Fourth of July

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Find out more about the history of July 4th, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com. For the capital of a country well into its third century, Washington showed Friday that it still knows how to put on a national birthday party, with a festive morning-to-night schedule … Read more