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An 1825 invitation to an Independence Day celebration A 2014 Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C., the national capital Independence Day is a national holiday marked by patriotic displays. Per 5 U.S.C. § 6103 , Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (such as the postal service and federal courts ...
The United States Semiquincentennial, [a] also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial, will be the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Festivities will mark various events leading up to the Declaration's anniversary on Independence Day, July 4, 2026.
Independence Day (also known as ID and ID4) is a franchise of American science fiction action films that started with Independence Day in 1996, which was followed by the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016. The franchise revolves around extraterrestrials invading Earth and seeking to eradicate mankind while the remaining human ...
The 34th American Independence Festival returns July 13 in Exeter, featuring military demonstrations, 18th-century artisans and more.
Philadelphia's main Independence Day celebration was started in 1993 by Welcome America, Inc., a non-profit organization. The first event highlighted the opening of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The series of events have relied heavily on corporate sponsorship, which enables the organization to keep all of the events free to attend. [1]
Independence Day: 26 June: 1960 United Kingdom: Independence Day: 18 May: 1990 Somalia Sri Lanka: Independence Day: 4 February: 1948 United Kingdom: Celebrates to commemorate the country's political independence from British rule in 1948. [75] Event celebrated annually. Sudan: Independence Day: 1 January: 1956 United Kingdom Egypt South Sudan ...
Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film [2] [3] directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and the film's producer Dean Devlin. The film stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith , Bill Pullman , Jeff Goldblum , Mary McDonnell , Judd Hirsch , Margaret Colin , Randy Quaid , Robert Loggia , and ...
Independence Day: Resurgence was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on June 24, 2016, twenty years after the release of Independence Day, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D. It received largely negative reviews from critics and audiences who felt the film lacked the hype of the original and was a financial disappointment , grossing $389.7 ...