independence day

While you were busy this July 4th weekend negging America and eating hot dog-shaped ice cream treats, all sorts of things kept happening. Here's what went on while you were logged off.

"From sea to shining sea, [Americans] speak like you just burnt your tongue on a hot apple pie."

The NYPD has a plan to keep us all safe this holiday weekend, and it involves scuba divers.

It's time to make some plans and party for AMERICA.

The film stars The Incomparable Jeff Goldblum, Bearded Bill Pullman, President Sela Ward, Lesser Hemsworth, Judd "Judddddddddd" Hirsch, Charlotte Gainsbourg???, and Not Will Smith.

Police think the culprit was on a nearby roof.

This afternoon is going to be sunny with a high in the lower 80s. Now the bad news.

It'll be another year until New Yorkers get to enjoy mass eruptions of massive legal flammable contraptions, so check out our city-wide roundup of the best views of the Macy's July 4th Fireworks Display.

Are you ready for another round of drenching rain this Fourth of July?

The NYPL's copy, written in iron gall ink, is believed to be one sent to Jefferson's former law professor, George Wythe. Jefferson also discussed the edits in his autobiography.