4th of July – Independence Day

Independence Day is considered the birthday of the United States as a free country. Most Americans call this holiday simply by its date - Fourth of July.

On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, which was signed by the President of the Second Continental Congress, John Hancock, and the Secretary of the Continental Congress, Charles Thomson.

At the time, the inhabitants of the 13 British colonies along the east coast of today's United States were at war with the English king and parliament because they felt they were being treated unfairly. The war began in 1775.

In hostilities, the colonists realized they were fighting not just for better treatment, but for freedom from English rule. This was clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence, which was signed by the leaders of the colonies. For the first time in an official document, the colonies were called the United States of America.

The celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence began on the very first anniversary. In 1870, the US Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees, and in 1938, Congress changed the status of the day to a paid federal holiday.

Currently, the national holiday of the Fourth of July is full of fireworks, picnics and other outdoor events, as well as concerts and patriotic speeches, festivals and historical reenactments.

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