Americans in France are planning special events for July 4th. Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP With July 4th rapidly approaching, Americans all over France are planning events to celebrate Independence ...

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the British Empire, a decision that would permanently alter the fate of both ...

Opening on Saturday 4 July, this gallery brings together paintings, sculptures and portraits from the château’s collections to spotlight the political, diplomatic and military figures of independence.

From Copland to Gershwin and a new Emily Dickinson-based commission it was America’s evening – although Jerusalem did get an outing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a year after the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War was still raging. On the ground, the balance of ...

Festivities marking the 250th anniversary of American independence are now under way across the US. Sky's US correspondent David Blevins looks at the political divides still shaping America as it ...

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday.

An undated portrait of the Marquis de La Fayette, painted by Matthew Harris Jouet, from the Mabel Brady Garvan Collection held at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, in the ...

More than a year after the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War was still raging. On the ground, the balance of power remained precarious until the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 in ...