Independence Day

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.