Tuesday, July 1, 2008

HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE DAY

Independence Day, or the Fourth of July celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the severance of the allegiance of the American colonies to Great Britain. It is the greatest secular holiday of the United States, observed in all the states, territories [...]

Tagged as: 13 colonies, Benjamin Franklin, continental congress, declaration of independence, history of independence day, independent states, john adams, john hancock, july 4 1776, Thomas Jefferson

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