Adams and Jefferson Die: How Two Founding Fathers Left the World Together on July 4, 1826 — the 50th Anniversary of American Independence

On the morning of July 4, 1826, the United States of America was celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its independence — the Jubilee, as newspapers and citizens had taken to c

Declaration of Independence: How the Continental Congress Adopted the Document That Created the United States on July 4, 1776

On the afternoon of July 4, 1776, in the stifling summer heat of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress completed two days o

Algeria Independence: How 132 Years of French Colonial Rule Ended on July 5, 1962 and How the Algerian People Won Their Freedom at Devastating Cost

On July 5, 1962, in cities and towns across Algeria, people poured into the streets in waves of joy that the world’s cameras recorded with astonishment. Children rode on thei

Iran Air Flight 655 Shot Down: How the USS Vincennes Killed 290 Civilians on July 3, 1988 and Why It Still Haunts US-Iran Relations

At 9:54 in the morning of July 3, 1988, two SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes tore through the fuselage of an Airbus A300 climbi