The US Independence Day is colloquially well known as the Fourth of July . It is a federal holiday in the USA for commemorating the Declara...
The US Independence Day is colloquially well known as the Fourth of July. It is a federal holiday in the USA for commemorating the Declaration of Independence of in the United States. The Independence Day is also known as the Fourth of July since the Second Continental Congress ratified the establishment of the United States of America on July 4, 1776. The Day is the national day of the USA.
On 2nd of July 1776, of the Second Continental Congress was approved the unification of thirteen colonies and it was adopted the Declaration of Independence on 4th of July 1776. The declaration freed thirteen colonies from King George III who was the monarch of Great Britain. The resolution of independence was proposed to the Second Continental Congress by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia.
US Independence Day and remarkable coincidences
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were signatories of the Declaration of Independence and later they serve as presidents of the US.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were died on the same day, 4th of July 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the US.
One of Founding Fathers and a president of the US, James Monroe, died on 4th of July 1831, which was another the Independence Day of the US.
Calvin Coolidge who was a president of the US and he was born on 4th of July 1872, which was anniversary of the US.
Fourth of July (4th July) and observance
- On July 4, 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired in salute in Bristol, Rhode Island.
- On July 5, 1779, the holiday was celebrated.
- In 1781, the Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration.
- In 1783, Salem, North Carolina, held a celebration and entitled music program as The Psalm of Joy. It was the first public July 4 event.
- In 1870, the U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees, and it changed to a paid federal holiday in 1938.
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