The Lone Star State declared its independence from Mexico weeks before the final battle of the Texas Revolution. Here's why ...

With fireworks lighting up the skies and flags being waved proudly across the United States, Americans will come together on Friday to celebrate the 4th of July, which is US Independence Day. Although ...

It was on March 2, 1836, when historians believe the original and five copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence were ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final approval of the Declaration of Independence. Viewed now as patriots by Americans, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Americans are about to celebrate the fight for independence from Great Britain, and few events in the history of the United States ...