Great reference tool for finding information on the Fourth of July, America's birthday. Provides history of the holiday, videos, maps, and much more.

Look at all the fun you can have to celebrate the Fourth of July. Book includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.

Get the creative juices flowing while students work on activities for a community Fourth of July celebration.

What does the 4th of July mean to you? This is a brief illustrations of the national holiday, why it is celebrated, and ways folks celebrate it.

This is a companion site to a PBS broadcast of a 4th of July concert held in Washington, DC. Features quizzes, history of the holiday, patriotic reflections, and information on the concert itself.

"Indiana means 'land of the Indians'" Who has the "longest-running Fourth of July celebration?" Come and check out this site and find out more about the Hoosier state.

This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 16 vocabulary words pertaining to July 4th. It also provides an extensive Vocabulary Word List for July 4th (340 words), food lists, and information about fireworks.

ABCya's Independence Day Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of Independence Day vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper. The...

"The First Flag" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the making of the first American flag in time for the first Independence Day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence...

"The First Flag" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the making of the first American flag in time for the first Independence Day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence...

This resource has crafts and activities for holidays. Ideas are listed by holiday. Most can be done with common classroom and household supplies with little adult help.

An interactive review of a 2006 biography about Bruce Springsteen called "Fourth of July, Asbury Park." Narrated in slideshow format, the site encapsulates a lot of what Springsteen's songs and songwriting are all about.

Mary I (18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558), was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism...

Mary I (18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558), was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism...

This site from The History Place provides a brief biography of Douglass and the text to his famous Fourth of July speech. The information is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.

The Most Reverend William White (April 4, 1748 N.S. - July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA (1789; 1795-1836), the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (1787-1836), and the second...

General Longstreet, born in Edgefield district, S. C., January 8th, 1821, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and assigned to the Fourth Infantry. He served in the Mexican war, and for gallant and meritorious...

General Peck, born at Manlius, N. Y., January 4th, 1821, died at Syracuse, n. Y., April 28th, 1978, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1843, and commissioned a brevet second lieutenant of artillery. Served in the...

Mary I (18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558), was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism...

General Crook, born near Dayton, O., September 8th, 1828, died in Chicago, Ill., March 21st, 1890, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1852, and was on duty with the Fourth Infantry in California in 1852-'61. He had...