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Independence was declared on July 4, 1776. It took years afterwards to collect all the signatures on the Declaration.
It became the eleventh US State in 1788.
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The first "official" state celebration of the Fourth as recognized under resolve of a legislature occurred in Massachusetts in 1781. Boston was the first municipality (city/town) to officially designate July Fourth as a holiday, in 1783. Alexander Martin of North Carolina was the first governor to issue a state order (in 1783) for celebrating the independence of the country on the Fourth of July. According to Title 5 of the US Code, neither Congress or the President has the authority to declare a holiday that must be enforced by the states - states declare which holidays they choose to observe. Federal holidays are only applicable to Federal employees and the District of Columbia. It was originally made so the Americans can have their freedom. Thus, the name Independence Day and people say Fourth of July for short. The first official US holidays were declared by Congress on June 28, 1870. New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day were all declared holidays in the first Act.
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Officially on July 4, 1776 via the Declaration of Independence which officially made the war about independence and not maintaining the status quo.
Wyoming officially became a US state on July 10, 1890.
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In July of 1776.
The original 13 colonies officially declared their independence from the British Empire on 4 July 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.
Independence was declared on July 4, 1776. It took years afterwards to collect all the signatures on the Declaration.
It became the eleventh US State in 1788.
The 11th state to be introduced into the United States of America was New York. New York is the 27th largest state in the U.S. and officially became a state on July 25, 1788.
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Wyoming was admitted to the union on July 10, 1890.
The first "official" state celebration of the Fourth as recognized under resolve of a legislature occurred in Massachusetts in 1781. Boston was the first municipality (city/town) to officially designate July Fourth as a holiday, in 1783. Alexander Martin of North Carolina was the first governor to issue a state order (in 1783) for celebrating the independence of the country on the Fourth of July. According to Title 5 of the US Code, neither Congress or the President has the authority to declare a holiday that must be enforced by the states - states declare which holidays they choose to observe. Federal holidays are only applicable to Federal employees and the District of Columbia. It was originally made so the Americans can have their freedom. Thus, the name Independence Day and people say Fourth of July for short. The first official US holidays were declared by Congress on June 28, 1870. New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day were all declared holidays in the first Act.