Gatlinburg is always the first city in the U.S. to celebrate the holiday with its Fourth of July Midnight Parade, which starts promptly at 11:59 p.m. on July 3. Roughly 80,000 people show up for ...

The true meaning of July Fourth: red, white and blue cocktails! Who needs fireworks? You're looking at a bunch of firecrackers right here! We're funny. We're crazy. We've got sparklers.

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...