| Title of
the Event |
Independence Day (United States) |
| Date(s) of
the event(s) |
July 04, 1776 |
|
Description |
- Independence Day is the National Day of the United
States. 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.
- Many politicians make it a point on this day to appear
at a public event to praise the nation's heritage, laws,
history, society, and people.
- Families often celebrate Independence Day by hosting or
attending a picnic or barbecue and take advantage of the day
off and, in some years, long weekend to gather with
relatives.
- Parades are often in the morning, while fireworks
displays occur in the evening at such places as parks,
fairgrounds, or town squares.
- Independence Day fireworks are often accompanied by
patriotic songs such as the national anthem "The
Star-Spangled Banner", "God Bless America", and the like.
- In a remarkable coincidence, both John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of
Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United
States, died on the same day, i.e. July 4, 1826, which was
the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.On July 04, 1831,
the former US President, James Monroe, became the third US
President in a row to die on this day of July 04.
- The U.S. Constitution Day is observed on September 17,
the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the
Constitution in 1787.
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