The U.S. Bicentennial was a massive celebratory affair across the nation under President Gerald Ford's leadership Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage as a Senior News Editor for the brand.

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. In 1976, when America’s last big ...

America’s 250th birthday is right around the corner — a celebration the country has excitedly been preparing for all year. The last time the U.S. was this excited for a 4th of July celebration was ...

A famous and frequently bootlegged 1976 Kiss concert is finally getting an official release. Kiss Destroys Anaheim '76 documents a massive stadium show that found the band performing in front of ...

EDITORIAL: We would do well to appreciate the vital role that Catholics and the Catholic Church and its institutions and apostolates have had in the founding, defense and strengthening of our Union.

Fifty years ago, New Jersey celebrated the United States bicentennial with dozens of parades, historical reenactments and festivals to mark the nation’s 200th anniversary. Thousands of residents ...

This week has seen record breaking temperatures for June in the UK. Schools closed, a red ‘risk to life’ health warning and weather forecasters finding new apocalyptic-looking shades of deep purple to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Half a century on, Britain braces for temperatures up to 40C as global heating brings yet more extreme weather The summer of 1976 is seared into national memory as one of record heat. Harvests failed, ...

The extraordinary heatwave of 1976 has lived long in the memory of those who experienced it. ITV News catches up with some of them about their experience and how it compares to the heatwaves of today.

How did you cope? What do you remember of that period of hot weather? Tell us and share your pictures The record temperature for June set in Hampshire in 1976 is expected to be surpassed during this ...