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Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.
Two days later, on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted—and America became a free nation. ... Many people love to celebrate Independence Day with a bang! 4th of ...
On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, who convened at Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in the colonial era capital of Philadelphia. These delegates became known as the nation's Founding Fathers.
The date that the Declaration was signed has long been the subject of debate. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all wrote that it was signed by Congress on the day when it was adopted on July 4, 1776. [1] That assertion is seemingly confirmed by the signed copy of the Declaration, which is dated July 4.
In a letter to his wife, he wrote that he refused to celebrate the holiday on July 4 because he felt July 2 was the real Independence Day. On 2 July, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favour ...
But rather than placing the date on which Congress had approved the measure at the top — July 2, 1776 — he placed the date on when he had finished copying it — July 4. ... The Fourth of July ...
July 9 – American Revolution: An angry mob in New York City topples the equestrian statue of George III in Bowling Green. July 14 – Capture and rescue of Jemima Boone. July 15 – American Revolution: Battle of Lindley's Fort. July 19 – The Treaty of Watertown is signed in the Edmund Fowle House in the town of Watertown, Massachusetts Bay.
July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 180 days remain until the end of the year. ... 1776 – American Revolution: ...