Fireworks explode over Riverfront Park on July 4, 2017. (JESSE TINSLEY/The Spokesman-Review) Whether you celebrate July Fourth by putting out your flag, donning red, white and blue underwear or ...

Can you work it out? *In this case, Washington isn’t the state, but the president—and he died in 1799. It’s useless to send him a telegram because he’s dead.

Test your knowledge of American history and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s ...

History is a vast tapestry woven from the stories of civilizations, great leaders, revolutions, and cultural shifts that have ...