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Jul 3, 2024 | theboneonline.com | Debbie Lord

History tells us that it was a hot, steamy day in In Philadelphia, Pa, on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress, sweating from the humidity, and surely from the fact they were committing treason, had two days before voted to approve a motion from the colony of Virginia to separate from the mother country England – a sort of Colexit (Colony exit), as it were. It had been the work of the Congress to decide the future of the colonies -- stay with England or strike out on their own.

Jul 2, 2024 | theboneonline.com | Jessica Goodman

The Fourth of July holiday is celebrated every year with familiar traditions such as barbecues, pool time, parades, and of course, fireworks but where did fireworks come into the picture? Fireworks or pyrotechnics have been a huge part of the Fourth of July from the beginning. One of the founding fathers, John Adams, even predicted that they would be, according to The Associated Press.

Jun 28, 2024 | theboneonline.com | Jessica Goodman

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Multiple puppies were found earlier this weekend outside with no water in Tarrant County, Texas. Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said that on Monday, a litter of puppies was found inside a carrier that was left in a field in 100-degree weather. They also had no water. The person who found the puppies called the sheriff’s office, WFAA reported. Fort Worth Animal Care & Control took control of the puppies, the sheriff’s office said, according to People Magazine.

Apr 22, 2024 | theboneonline.com | Bob D’Angelo

Lourdes Portillo, who wrote and directed the 1994 documentary “The Devil Never Sleeps” and was also nominated for an Academy Award for “Las Madres -- The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,” died Saturday. She was 80. >> Read more trending newsPortillo, who was also an investigative journalist and social activist, died at her San Francisco home, Variety reported. A cause of death was not revealed, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Apr 22, 2024 | theboneonline.com | Bob D’Angelo

Meg Bennett, an award-winning screenwriter for “General Hospital” who also appeared on “The Young and the Restless,” died April 11, her family announced Sunday. She was 75. >> Read more trending newsBennett “lost her battle” with cancer, her family wrote in her obituary, which was first published Sunday in the Los Angeles Times.