Fourth of July

On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from Great Britain, and two days later (July 4th) its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence (written by Thomas Jefferson).

Ever since 1776, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence.

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No, Fourth of July is a national holiday (meaning banks are closed, and when that happens people don't work for that one day(

The 4th of July is a Federal holiday, but most restaurants and similar locations are open. Most service and utility companies do not open on Federal Holidays, but many retailers have special sales and hours. Check your local store to determine their hours and availability.

Yes it is open on veterans day they are not gonna close because they dont wanna lose the oppurtunity of selling stuff

yes
Yes Target is only closed on Christmas Day .

All pools will be closed for the holiday, but will reopen at 9:30 AM on Thursday July 5.

Neither weekend is considered the 4th. The 4th of July is a Federal holiday and will be celebrated on the actual date. Most business have opted out of a long holiday weekend.

Yes, most are open at 11:00 AM. Although, the operating hours of each Chipotle restaurant varies by location.

The 12th of July is celebrated primarily by many in Northern Ireland as Orangemen's Day, commemorating the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, where Protestant forces led by William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James II. This victory is seen as a pivotal moment for Protestantism and British rule in Ireland. The day is marked with parades, cultural events, and community gatherings, reflecting a sense of identity and heritage among Unionists and Loyalists. It also often sparks discussions about the historical and political complexities of Northern Ireland.

Independence Day is a broad term but when it comes to each country it is especially different. On July 4 is when the U.S. celebrates our own. Mexican on the other side has theirs on September 16. When we celebrate ours, we go to parties and show off the fireworks. America became free from England in 1775, but Mexico became independent from Spain in 1810. On this occasion the Mexicans have a reenactment in every plaza of Mexico. In America our independence day came to July 4th because that is the day that we wrote the Declaration of Independence. In Mexico, their Independence Day was on that date because that is when they started the war with the Spanish which lasted 10 years.

On May 1st. =]]

No. He's just a political cartoon person.

"Uncle Sam" started out a a person named Sam Williamson. He lived near Boston, Mass. Just after George Washington became the first president of the US, Wlliamson and his brother moved to Troy, NY to start their own business. They packeg salted meat in barrels. After the War of 1812, they received a contract to supply the government with barrels of meat forth soldiers. They had the letters US printed on the side of the barrel. The soldiers asked what they letters ment, and jokingly, they were told it ment "Uncle Sam". They continued to repeat this joke wherevere the barrels were taken.

Durig the War of 1812, te US gained a new symbol- Uncle Sam. He began to appear in newspapers during the 1813's. During WW1, he became even more popular because he was used on the ARMY recruitig posters. In 1961, Congress adopted the following-

"Resolved that the Congress salutes :Uncle Sam Wilson" of Troy, NY as the forefather of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam."

So yes, he was a real man that was turned into an even greater idea.

Yes, unless the 3rd falls on a weekend.
Most post offices are open only until noon July 03. Some are open later. Contact your local postmaster for locations that are open later.

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Dave and Busters is a cool place to play games and eat good food. Kids and adults can enjoy it together. Most Dave and Busters open between 11 and 11:30 everyday. On holidays it is best to call ahead of time to see when or if they are open.

The country that got its independence on July 26, 1965 was Maldives.

No one officially made the Fourth of July. The first celebration occured because The United States of America became an independent nation on that day and so it was natural that the Americans celebrated their victory over the British. Ever since then it is celebrated every year in honor of our independence as a country.

In some places it is; in others, it's not.

It would be a proper noun if you are talking about it as a holiday

on the 4th of July you celebrate Independence day... there i told you people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You forgot to mention that we celebrate 4th of July to celebrate our independence from the british.

The first celebration was July 4, 1777 (one year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence).

People celebrated differently, in varying degrees, or not at all based on their time and money for several years (or in many cases, if they had a calendar).

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. George Washington's Birthday was declared a holiday in 1871.

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 - Federal holidays are only applicable to Federal employees and the District of Columbia.

Each state chooses which holidays it will recognize.

Extra:

Massachusetts declared the 4th a celebration in 1781.

Boston declared the 4th a city holiday in 1783.

North Carolina declared the 4th a holiday in 1783.

Each day was declared a holiday for various reasons, but they all included the ability of workers to observe celebrations without loss of pay because of missed work.

QUOTE:

"The act of June 28, 1870, which was apparently prompted by a memorial drafted

by local "bankers and business men," provided that New Year's Day, Independence

Day, Christmas Day, and "any day appointed or recommended by the President of the

United States as a day of public fasting or thanksgiving [were] to be holidays within the District." This legislation was drafted "to correspond with similar laws of States

around the District,"3 and "in every State of the Union."

Warren Gamaliel Harding (b. November 2, 1865) was a senator from Ohio who was elected the 29th president of the United States on November 2, 1920; his 55th birthday. Harding served from March 4, 1921, until his death on August 2, 1923. Here are some other interesting facts about Harding: 1. At the time of his death, Harding was the only incumbent senator to have been elected president. He was also the only one to have been survived by his father; presidents James K. Polk (in 1849) and James A. Garfield (in 1881) having been survived by their mothers. Subsequently, the only other incumbent senator elected president, John F. Kennedy, also became the only other one to have been survived by his father. (In fact, Kennedy, who at 43 was the youngest man to have been elected president, and who at 46 died at a younger age than any president, was also survived by both his mother and paternal grandmother, Mary Fitzgerald!) In 2008, America will elect an incumbent senator president. Both of Barack Obama's parents are deceased, but 72-year-old John McCain's mother is still alive! 2. Harding is the only president to have been born on the same day as one his predecessors. James K. Polk, who served as the 11th president from March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849, was born on November 2, 1795. Considering that there have been 42 men to have served as president, this is pretty astounding. By contrast, 3 of the first 5 presidents died on July 4th (Thomas Jefferson and John Adams within hours of each other on July 4, 1826; James Monroe on July 4, 1831); while two (Millard Fillmore in 1874 and William Howard Taft in 1930) died on March 8, and two more (Harry S Truman in 1972 and Gerald R. Ford in 2006) died on December 26. 3. The man who succeeded Harding as the thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, is the only one to have been born on July 4th. While Harding was, at the time, the only president to have been survived by his father, Coolidge remains the only one to have been sworn into office by his. Coolidge was at home in Plymouth Notch, VT in the summer of 1923. At around 2:30am on the morning of August 2, 1923, he was awakened and told the news of president Harding's death in San Francisco. Coolidge's father, John Calvin Coolidge, Sr., was a Notary Public who administered the oath of office to his son, before both men went back to sleep.