Independence Day

Nearly all the fireworks Americans will use to celebrate this Fourth of July are imported from China. But the domestic fireworks business is still booming.

Festive food, music, parades and patriotism are on the menu as San Antonio and area communities celebrate the Fourth of July. Many of the events and…

From Texas Standard: If you're a Texan trying to make it in the fireworks business, take some cues from the products themselves: You've got to get off...

Independence Day celebrations are planned in and around San Antonio on Monday. Here's a rundown of some of the events taking place.The official City of…

With some 50,000 fireworks going off in just 25 minutes, Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display in New York City is the biggest in the U.S. — but the task of putting it all together is even bigger.

Along with the words and phrases that still ring out 239 years later are less noticed turns of phrase. They say a lot about the messages Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers wanted to send.

The Founding Father believed July 2, 1776, was the really the big day – the day the Continental Congress voted for independence.

From Texas Standard: For the first time in a long time, the Fourth of July in Texas will be red, white, blue – and green. That's thanks to abundant rain...

In the 1970s, the Boston Pops effectively turned the 1812 Overture into an Independence Day staple. The music director and executive producer of the orchestra's annual Fireworks Spectacular explain how and why.