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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.
United States Semiquincentennial. The United States Semiquincentennial, [a] also called the Bisesquincentennial, the Sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial, will be the 250th anniversary of the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence. Festivities will be scheduled to mark various events leading up to the anniversary on July 4, 2026.
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. It was a central event in the memory of the American Revolution. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th ...
6. Massachusetts became the first state to make the 4th of July an official state holiday in 1781. 7. President Zachary Taylor died in 1850 after eating spoiled fruit at a July 4 celebration.
Many watched spectacular fireworks displays. And several families lost loved ones to gun violence as a string of July 4 celebrations became the sites of the latest mass shootings to rock the nation.
Jun. 12—OTHELLO — The Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce will kick off its annual Independence Day celebration July 4 at 10 a.m. with a parade down Main Street before moving to Lions Park for ...
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Florida .
The 100 largest U.S. cities were ranked as the best and worst to celebrate the Fourth of July. How did your Texas city do?