Students cheers from the stands during the celebrations for Ghana 65th Independence Day on March 6, 2022. The country gained independence on March 6, 1957. The author of this article recalls his boyhood celebrations — which involved uniforms, marching and a free bottle of soda. Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Fireworks burst on the National Mall above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol on July 4, 2022. J. David Ake/AP hide caption
Airline passengers arrive at Chicago's Midway International Airport on the first day of the July Fourth holiday weekend on Friday. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
A mini replica of the French-designed Statue of Liberty will reach the U.S. on July 1. Here, the statue awaits its move in Paris on Monday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
Olasupo Shashore, an author and historian and former attorney general in Lagos State, produced and narrated the new Netflix documentary series Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria. He's shown above in Lagos, Nigeria. Quramo Productions hide caption
Tourists look up to the Capitol Rotunda as they stand in front of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting on March 10, 2014. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images hide caption
Students march during the celebration of Ghana's 60 years of independence on March 6 in Accra. Cristina Aldehuela/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Zimbabweans sing and dance during a ceremony at a sports stadium in Harare marking the country's 36th independence anniversary. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey was a much more respectable bird than the eagle. Kairon Gnothi (Opportunity Knocks)/Flickr hide caption
She's open for visitors again. Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal/Landov hide caption