Organizers of the annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony were forced to announce its cancellation on Wednesday, as many events were called off due to the risk posed by strong winds and ...

Independence Day 2025. My assignment ... My questions, their words – genuine quotes spanning 130 years of vision and anticipation. DB: I’d feel uncomfortable beginning this conversation ...

Ruinous wildfires extinguished many festivities for Israel’s 77th Independence Day on Thursday, as authorities announced sweeping restrictions on grill-outs and closed some national parks and ...

Massive wildfires broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday, forcing Israel to cancel its Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony as road closures and mass evacuations paralyzed the country ...

The traditional torch-lighting ceremony that opens the celebrations for the State of Israel's 77th Independence Day is being broadcast this evening, in a recorded broadcast from Mount Herzl in ...

The government officially cancelled all Independence Day events across the entire country due to the growing wildfires that broke out in the Jerusalem hills on Wednesday. As the fires progressed ...

Festive Independence Day prayers are underway in Jerusalem, led by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the chief rabbi of Tzfat, in the Gevurah Forum tent in Jerusalem and at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The small businesses along Independence Square banded together to make a special Mother’s Day shopping event for residents around the metro Saturday morning. A dozen of the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — 249 years ago Sunday, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to formally declare its independence from Great Britain. On May 4, 1776, delegates gathered ...

It's a popular misconception that Cinco de Mayo, which translates to "fifth of May" in Spanish, is Mexico's Independence Day or is the Mexican counterpart to the United States' Fourth of July.

To celebrate, they planned to watch the Independence Day fireworks in Tucson. The ceremony was also an emotional experience for some participants. “Actually, I kind of teared up,” said Barbara ...

The seventh day is Israeli Independence Day, and to celebrate, we include 40 fascinating facts about Israel: Israel has more museums per capita than any other country in the world. The Mount of ...