Independence Day (United States) / Date
Fri, Jul 4, 2025
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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�...
Independence Day, annual celebration of nationhood in the United States, commemorating the passage of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Date: Friday, July 4, 2025
Also called: Fourth of July
Celebrations: Fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, baseball games
Significance: The day in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia
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