Independence Day (United States)
Fourth of July re-directs here. For alternate uses, see 4th of July (disambiguation).
For the movie, see Independence Day (film).
*The town of
Bristol, Rhode Island is noted for having the oldest, continuous
Independence Day celebration in the United States.
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Minor League Baseball and
Major League Baseball games are also played on Independence Day. Since
1959,
NASCAR has held the
Pepsi 400 on 4 July or the Saturday of Independence Day weekend.
*Both
John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson, two
founding fathers of the U.S., and the only two men to sign the
Declaration of Independence to become
President passed away on the same day:
4 July 1826; which was the United States' 50th anniversary.
*In
2006, the first Space Shuttle launch on Independence Day occurred at 2:37:55 EDT for mission
STS-121 using the
Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Declaration of Independence of the United States*
Founding Fathers of the United States*
Many nations share with the U.S. the tradition of each celebrating their
independence from foreign powers.
*The legality of state separation through a
declaration of independence.
1776 (musical)Born on the Fourth of July the best selling autobiography of Marine, anti-war activist, and self described patriot
Ron Kovic.
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U.S. State Department on Independence Day
*An extensive
history of Independence Day by James R. Heintze,
American University, Washington, D.C.
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Independence Day - 4th of July - A Patriotic Holiday Page*
The Annual Pepsi Independence Day Celebration (Johnson City, TN.)*
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass*
Independence Day Manifesto by Allen Ginsberg *
History of 4th of July*
Independence Day Checklist*
Photos of fireworks taken during the 4th of July in Washington, D.C.
