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In Chicago alone, 13 people were killed and 61 were wounded in shootings during the extended Fourth of July weekend. [4] A shooting on Thursday killed two women and an 8-year-old boy in Chicago's South Side neighborhood. [5] Eight people were wounded in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood shortly after midnight on Friday.
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. The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that ...
On July 4, 2022, a mass shooting occurred during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The shooting occurred at 10:14 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00), roughly 15 minutes after the parade had started. Seven people were killed, and 48 others were wounded by bullets or shrapnel.
July 4, 2024 at 7:02 AM. aoc.gov. To all Americans on this Independence Day: You’re doing it wrong. ... The Fourth of July is not Independence Day, and yes, all Americans are doing it wrong by ...
Road closures will begin at 4 a.m. Thursday, July 4, and will continue throughout the day. The following roads will be closed and will reopen following the conclusion of the fireworks show or on ...
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, ... as reigning champion Joey Chestnut was barred from the 2024 contest due to a sponsorship with a competing plant-based hot dog brand.
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.
How Chrissy Teigen, Hoda Kotb and More Stars Celebrated the 4th of July in 2024. Trejo said he was hit by another water balloon and confronted the parade goer who threw it.