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2. Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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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.

3. The History of the 4th of July and Why We Celebrate It - AOL

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   Your complete guide to the 4th of July. The 4th of July (also known as Independence Day) is an American holiday celebrated on July 4th annually.

4. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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   Independence Day: 5 July: 1962 France: Algeria gained independence following the Algerian War and the Algerian independence referendum. France officially recognized independent Algeria on 3 July, but the Independence Day is celebrated on 5 July, the day of the fall of Algiers in 1830 and the beginning of French Algeria. [2] [3] Angola ...

5. July 4 - Wikipedia

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   July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 180 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 362 BC – ...

6. What's open, what's closed on 4th of July? Here are the ... - AOL

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   Dick's Sporting Goods stores will be open on July 4th, however they will close at 7 p.m. local time. Is REI open on July 4th? Yes, REI stores will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, the ...

7. Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence

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   On July 9, New York's delegates got permission from their convention to agree to the Declaration. [6] This news reached the Continental Congress on July 15. The Secret Journals entry for July 19 reads: Resolved That the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile of "The unanimous declaration of the ...

8. July 4th isn’t really Independence Day. And we ... - AOL

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   Yet the day he was praising was July 2, the day independence was declared by the Second Continental Congress, not July 4. Yes, folks, we Americans are doing it wrong by celebrating Independence ...

9. Federal holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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   July 4 (Fixed date) Independence Day: 1870 (unpaid holiday for federal employees) 1938 (federal holiday) Celebrates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British rule. Parades, picnics, and cookouts are held during the day and fireworks are set off at night. On the day before this holiday, the stock market trading session ...