Independence Day,
commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States
commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776,
declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is
commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs,
picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and
ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating
the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day
is the National Day of the United States.
During the American
Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain
occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve
a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry
Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain.
After voting for independence,
Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement
explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with
Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the
wording of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4.
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