Generally, employees will get time off on both July 4th and the adjacent Monday or Friday. This day is very significant in American history. It marks the day the Declaration of Independence was ...

Related: The History of the Fourth of July In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the famous words ...

Congress made the Fourth of July a federal holiday in 1870. In 1941, the law was amended to make it a paid holiday for federal employees, the History Channel reports. But did you know we could be ...

But either way, these stars all had a blast on the Fourth of July — read on to see how these celebrities spent America's birthday. Carrie Underwood/ Instagram Country star Carrie Underwood ...

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

Test your knowledge of American History and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s “The Fourth In America” special, featuring coast-to-coast ...