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Guide to American Independence Day (Fourth of July)
Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776.
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This is sort of a trick question. Most if not all of the founding fathers signed the declaration of independence on July 2nd. It was approved on July 4th but technically signed on the 4th of July 1776.
What's closed: Banks, the post office, the library, and all other government offices.
What's open: Most chain grocery stores, drug stores, restaurants, coffee shops, gas stations, and retailers. Some smaller, independent businesses might be closed or have limited hours.
The 56 signatories of the Declaration of Independence were:
Connecticut (4): Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
Delaware (3): Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean
Georgia (3): Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
Maryland (4): Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Massachusetts (5): John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
New Hampshire (3): Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
New Jersey (5): Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark
New York (4): William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
North Carolina (3): William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
Pennsylvania (9): Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross
Rhode Island (2): Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
South Carolina (4): Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward Jr., Thomas Lynch Jr., Arthur Middleton
Virginia (7): George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
Delaware
• George Read
• Caesar Rodney
• Thomas McKean
Pennsylvania
• George Clymer
• Benjamin Franklin
• Robert Morris
• John Morton
• Benjamin Rush
• George Ross
• James Smith
• James Wilson
• George Taylor
Massachusetts
• John Adams
• Samuel Adams
• John Hancock
• Robert Treat Paine
• Elbridge Gerry
New Hampshire
• Josiah Bartlett
• William Whipple
• Matthew Thornton
Rhode Island
• Stephen Hopkins
• William Ellery
New York
• Lewis Morris
• Philip Livingston
• Francis Lewis
• William Floyd
Georgia
• Button Gwinnett
• Lyman Hall
• George Walton
Virginia
• Richard Henry Lee
• Francis Lightfoot Lee
• Carter Braxton
• Benjamin Harrison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Wythe
• Thomas Nelson, Jr.
North Carolina
• William Hooper
• John Penn
• Joseph Hewes
South Carolina
• Edward Rutledge
• Arthur Middleton
• Thomas Lynch, Jr.
• Thomas Heyward, Jr.
New Jersey
• Abraham Clark
• John Hart
• Francis Hopkinson
• Richard Stockton
• John Witherspoon
Connecticut
• Samuel Huntington
• Roger Sherman
• William Williams
• Oliver Wolcott
Maryland
• Charles Carroll
• Samuel Chase
• Thomas Stone
• William Paca
Samuel adams
The United States celebrates their independence from Great Britain and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July.
Yes, Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4. 1872. He is the only US president with a July 4 birthday.
