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American Independence Day- July 4
- Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July or July 4th, in the United States, is the annual celebration of nationhood.
- It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
- Independence Day is celebrated on Monday, July 4, 2022, in the United States.
- On July 4th, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson.
- Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on, the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence
- On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
