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Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded.
The U.S. military will open up airspace for commercial air travel during the Independence Day weekend to relieve congestion, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
As Fourth of July fireworks light cities across the United States, the companies that orchestrate the epic productions face an uncertain future.
Many argue that national recognition for a holiday marking the end of slavery is long overdue. But so was the June 19 mass emancipation it commemorates
Drivers marking the start of summer holiday travel season this weekend are really paying for it at the pump.
Travelers taking to the road this Memorial Day weekend face soaring costs as prices at the pump continued their record run Friday.
For the first time since just after the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans plan to drive less on Memorial Day weekend than they did the year before, with high gasoline prices in a weak economy a prime reason, according to a AAA study released Thursday.
Remember, mom, it's the thought that counts.
Friday, March 21, is the mother of all holidays, a once-in-a-millennium event, the convergence of seemingly all creeds, a rush hour of the gods
Retailers reported deep declines in their December sales Thursday, reflecting a 2007 holiday shopping season that is turning out to be one of the weakest in years.
Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, canons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded.
The U.S. military will open up airspace for commercial air travel during the Independence Day weekend to relieve congestion, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
As Fourth of July fireworks light cities across the United States, the companies that orchestrate the epic productions face an uncertain future.
Many argue that national recognition for a holiday marking the end of slavery is long overdue. But so was the June 19 mass emancipation it commemorates
Drivers marking the start of summer holiday travel season this weekend are really paying for it at the pump.
Travelers taking to the road this Memorial Day weekend face soaring costs as prices at the pump continued their record run Friday.
For the first time since just after the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans plan to drive less on Memorial Day weekend than they did the year before, with high gasoline prices in a weak economy a prime reason, according to a AAA study released Thursday.
Remember, mom, it's the thought that counts.
Friday, March 21, is the mother of all holidays, a once-in-a-millennium event, the convergence of seemingly all creeds, a rush hour of the gods
Retailers reported deep declines in their December sales Thursday, reflecting a 2007 holiday shopping season that is turning out to be one of the weakest in years.
Some call it the December dilemma: If you're a couple with different religious beliefs, what do you do with the holidays?
Here's a holiday gift worth leaving off your wish list: the "Merry Christmas coronary" -- a phrase coined by researchers who say that death rates from heart attack, stroke and other non-heart related causes spike this time of year.
I don't know how innkeepers do it.
Some 35 million Americans have yet to start shopping for holiday gifts - meaning that the next seven days could make or break many retailers' Christmas season.
Looking for a vintage holiday treat? Try the 1972 television drama The House Without a Christmas Tree
A generally modest November employment report is due Friday from the Labor Department, and don't be surprised to find weakness in an area where you'd expect strength this time of year: the local shopping mall.
If you are overwhelmed by the thought of the upcoming seasons or wish for more meaning to your holiday, Sandra Magsamen, author of "Living Artfully," shares creative and artful ways to keep the "happy" in all the holidays and to make the season merry and bright.
From secrets whispered at the kids' table to favorite toasts among the adults, Thanksgiving is a time to make memories and merriment, and each family celebrates the holiday a little differently.
Thanksgiving begins a season of special meals and once-a-year indulgences. We all look forward to turkey, mashed potatoes, pecan pie, and other goodies. And because it's that time of year, we may take an extra helping of our favorite side dish or dessert.
America's Thanksgiving Day traditions include football games, parades, big dinners -- and a lot of Web surfing.
Christmas comes but once a year, and picking out the perfect tree to jolly up the living room is a family ritual full of fun and promise. But with all the different types of trees out there, it's hard to know which one is right for your holiday display. And knowing how to keep it green and fragrant once you deck it out is a talent that eludes many a yuletide reveler.
"Halloween" came early and closed Hollywood's strong summer season with a record-breaking Labor Day weekend debut.
"Halloween" came early and closed Hollywood's strong summer season with a record-breaking Labor Day weekend debut.
Wednesday, Americans will celebrate Independence Day with picnics, parades and pyrotechnics. And with the population at more than 300 million, there will be a lot of all three.
If this year's Black Friday deals left you breathless, prepare for a more aggressive onslaught of heavy discounts as anxious retailers pull out the stops in the final make-or-break weekend of the 2006 holiday shopping season.
Long lines, crowded stores and parking lots filled to the brim are only some of the challenges holiday shoppers face in the winter months.
It's easy to love Santa Fe during the holidays. Visit the historic Plaza on any chilly, clear evening from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, and I challenge you not to be entranced by the silvery lights strung on every tree, sparkling against the dusk. In the last glow of the sunset, the adobe buildings lining the Plaza blush like schoolgirls.
Merry Christmas! That's right, Merry Christmas. Whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, agnostic, pagan, barbarian or whatever, Merry Christmas!
With just two weeks to go until Christmas the nation's retailers should be getting worried that consumers have been slow to rev up the pace of their holiday shopping, industry experts said Monday.
The holiday season is bringing cheer to most electronics makers, but the outlook for computer makers looks a little less joyful.
In a tradition dating back 117 years, the White House has taken delivery of its annual Christmas Tree, a Douglas fir from Pennsylvania. The tree will sit in the White House's Blue Room where its decoration will be orchestrated by First Lady Laura Bush.
'Tis the season to be jolly, and it's also the time to go shopping for many Americans. From California to the Carolinas, Americans are braving crowds and long lines in stores as they gear up for a holiday season that seems to be starting earlier and earlier each year.
Stocks slumped early Friday, in a shortened post-Thanksgiving session, as investors kept an eye on reports from the nation's retailers on the critical first shopping day of the holiday season.
Online retailers aren't the only ones eager to snare consumers this holiday season.
Wal-Mart has told its employees that it's OK to once again greet shoppers by saying "Merry Christmas" this holiday season instead of the generic "Happy Holidays."
More travelers will be trying to get into fewer airline seats over the holidays, travel analysts said, and more might choose to drive to see family and friends.
More travelers will be trying to get into fewer airline seats over the holidays, travel analysts said, and more might choose to drive to see family and friends.
Large crowds. Messy stores. Hard-to-find merchandise.
(CNN) -- Many Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks and patriotic displays of red, white and blue, just as the founding fathers commemorated the Fourth of July at the end of the Revolutionary War.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange will wrap up early the day before Independence Day and the day after Thanksgiving, according to the exchange's Web site.
Despite near record gas prices and repeated cries for someone to do something about them, the American motorist plans on driving even more this Memorial Day weekend than they did last year, according to a AAA study released Thursday.
Luck of the Irish?
On the third Monday in February, schools and banks close, federal buildings shut down, and a deluge of advertisements for three-day sales overwhelm even the avid shopper. What's the occasion? Well, that depends on whom you ask - and where you live.
Who won the annual duel between consumers and retailers this holiday shopping season? It's a tough call this time around but the odds are probably tipped in favor of consumers.
Did you do most of your holiday shopping online this year? Join the club.
Did most of your holiday shopping online this year? Join the club.
Three-quarters of Americans plan to ring in '06 by celebrating New Year's Eve in style, according to a recent survey.
There was a time that layoffs took a holiday between Thanksgiving and New Year. Not any more.
With 10 days left until Christmas, some retail experts are saying that holiday sales could come in surprisingly weak this year unless consumers step on it, and soon.
You'd never know it from a trip to the mall, but big retailers are waging a war against Christmas.
Are you nervous about your upcoming company holiday party? Not sure if you should go? What to wear? Afraid of the boss?
U.S. companies send out more pink slips in the fourth quarter than at any other time of year. Here's how managers can soften the blow. Plus, how to keep office parties from getting too rowdy.
Black Friday was the unofficial start of the 2005 holiday shopping season, but one report issued Monday said sales were not so jolly.
Cyber Monday, the online retail world's version of Black Friday, got off to a busy start as many holiday shoppers logged on at work and trolled the Internet in an effort to bag a few more bargains.
Retail sales are expected to jump 22 percent to nearly $28 billion over the Thanksgiving weekend, a retail group said Sunday, which would be a welcome relief to stores worried about a sluggish start to the holiday shopping season on Black Friday.
Bargain-hungry holiday shoppers eagerly charged up their credit and debit cards on Black Friday as total U.S. spending on Visa branded cards jumped 14 percent to $3.9 billion, the credit card company said Saturday.
Here's a twist to the variety of Black Friday gimmicks retailers are coming up with this year: department store chain Macy's will actually pay shoppers -- with free gift cards, not cash -- to shop at its stores the day after Thanksgiving, according to a report in USA Today.
The National Retail Federation on Tuesday upped its holiday sales forecast to a 6 percent increase from an earlier 5 percent, saying that a fall in gas prices had given retailers more reason to be optimistic for a better season overall.
Charities are anxious this holiday season. After an extraordinary year that began with a catastrophic tsunami followed by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma and ended with an earthquake in South Asia that killed thousands, charities worry that donors may not have much left to give.
As Black Friday goes, so goes the entire holiday shopping season, right?
Retailers must be nervous this holiday season. And that's good news for shoppers.
On November 11, Americans pay tribute to everyone who has served in the U.S. military. But why was this particular date chosen, and how does this holiday differ from Memorial Day?
Retailers are in for a treat this Halloween season.
Here are some facts about Labor Day and the working people whom it honors.
Dads may receive plenty of cards, electronics, books and CDs this Father's Day, but they won't receive as much as mom did on her special day, according to a new survey tracking consumer behavior related to the holiday.
The holiday season may bring gifts and good tidings, but it will also deliver calorie-laden feasts, leftovers and snacks that add up to small but significant weight gains that resound well into the new year.
Shoppers unabashedly whipped out their credit cards over the 2004 holiday shopping season, according to the leading issuers MasterCard and Visa, as sales remained robust right up to Christmas Eve.
Thanks to a last-minute court ruling, Jonathan Morgan was able to share the religious origin of the candy cane with his elementary-school classmates at this year's winter-break party at Thomas Elementary School in Plano, Texas.
Did holiday procrastinators come through in time to give retailers a much-needed last-minute sales boost?
As the holiday season approaches and party planning begins, the season's new cookbooks provide a variety of delectable bites that will make your family gatherings unforgettable.
OK -- You've finished your holiday shopping before Halloween, you've repeatedly listened to Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song" to the point it's not that funny anymore and you're starting to eat candy canes for dinner. There are only a few more weeks to indulge your thirst for holiday cheer. What do you do?
Check out the latest Christmas tree numbers and chances are you'll be a little sad.
The nation's shoppers were out in force this weekend, with double-digit percentage increases seen at both brick-and-mortar stores and online, and an estimated total of $22.8 billion in sales, reports indicated Sunday.
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we asked readers to send us their Turkey Day travel tales and thoughts on this special holiday. Here are some of their submissions. Some responses have been edited for clarity and length.
U.S. highways, airports and train stations will be jammed with the largest number of travelers in five years during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to projections for the busiest travel period of the year.
As temperatures come down and holiday decorations go up, homebuyers and sellers in most parts of the country turn their attention away from real estate.
Action, glamour and politics. That's the thematic recipe retailers are using to cook up "frightful" fashions for the neighborhood candy mongers on Halloween.
Retailers will be "goblin" up sales this Halloween as consumers are expected to spend a little bit extra on scary costumes and tasty treats.
Action, glamour and politics. That's the thematic recipe retailers are using to cook up "frightful" fashions for the neighborhood candy mongers on Halloween.
Retailers on Thursday reported sluggish sales for August, as store chains blamed adverse weather and a late Labor Day for hurting back-to-school business.
U.S. retailers pulled a proverbial rabbit out of the hat in May, posting much stronger-than-expected sales across-the-board as new fashions, a thirst for the latest gadgets and gizmos and warm weather far outweighed concerns about higher gas prices and uncertainty in Iraq.
Memorial Day travelers aren't letting a little gas price surge get in their way.
If you want Thanksgiving to mean more this year than pumpkin pie and football games, try helping those who are less fortunate than you are. Thousands of charities need people to donate, prepare, de...
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