loading . . . History of Independence Day: Was the Declaration of Independence really signed on July 4, 1776? HISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE DAY Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial Podcast version [I]ndependence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the severance of the American colonies' allegiance to Great Britain. It is the most significant secular holiday in the United States, observed in all the states, territories, and dependencies. https://billpetro.com/history-of-independence-day-6/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
