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The 4th of July is not a Christian holiday, it commemorates the US signing the declaration of independence in 1776.
The same reason America celebrates the 4th of July: it commemorates the day the struggle of independence from the "mother country" begun.
July, 4th 1776
In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
It wasn't. It was written over the course of nearly three months, ending on July 4, with some last-minute, cosmetic changes and a final vote for formally adoption (even though, two days prior, on July 2, the Congress had approved an earlier version of the Declaration, which was, for all practical purposes, the same document.)
Thomas Jefferson and President John Adams
The point of the fourth of July is to celebrate the independence of the Americans.
The declaration of independence was singed on August 2, 1776, one month after its adoption.
The Declaration of Independence explained the reasons Americans sought, and felt entitled to, independence.
The 4th of July is always a holiday in the USA. It is the day the document called the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain was declared.
The Declaration of Independence explained the reasons Americans sought, and felt entitled to, independence.