{"id":2379,"date":"2023-07-04T08:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2023-07-04T08:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T07:41:44","slug":"happy-fourth-of-july-independence-day%f0%9f%8e%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2023\/07\/04\/happy-fourth-of-july-independence-day%f0%9f%8e%89\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Fourth of July Independence Day\ud83c\udf89"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Happy Fourth of July Independence Day\ud83c\udf89<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Also referred to as Independence Day, the Fourth of July marks the anniversary of the then 13 colonies declaring independence from the British crown. It has a rich history of celebrations throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p>On July 2<sup>nd<\/sup> 1776, the then continental congress voted for independence. Consequently, two days later the 13 colonies adopted the declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson famously drafted the document. The Fourth of July has been celebrated ever since. Fun fact, as it was the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of July that congress passed the decision on Independence, future President John Adams refused to celebrate American independence on the fourth of July and marked celebrations on the second. He would die fifty years later on July 4<sup>th<\/sup> 1826 (History.com).<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations range from family barbecues to street parades. In addition, firework displays are notorious and have been part of celebrations since 1777, with the first reported in Philadelphia. Early celebrations included having mock funerals for King George III, and the firing of muskets and cannons.\u00a0 These were followed up by a public reading of the declaration of independence (History.com). In 1870, it was recognised by Congress as a federal holiday, although it was not until 1941, that it would be a paid holiday for federal employees. It was in the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century with the rise of leisure time that family get-togethers and barbecues became more common celebrations (History.com)<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you are doing this year have a happy fourth of July Independence Day!<\/p>\n<p>Read about other celebrations on our blog such as <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/03\/17\/st-patricks-day\/\">St.Patricks Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/02\/07\/chinese-new-year\/\">Chinese New Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about American History? Try <a href=\"http:\/\/librarysearch.napier.ac.uk\">Librarysearch.napier.ac.uk<\/a> for all sorts of information. Need to know how to use it? Read our Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/04\/18\/a-quick-guide-to-finding-a-book-with-librarysearch\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By Maya Green<\/p>\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@paulweaver?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Paul Weaver<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/fourth-of-july?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Fourth of July Independence Day\ud83c\udf89 Also referred to as Independence Day, the Fourth of July marks the anniversary of the then 13 colonies declaring independence from the British crown. It has a rich history of celebrations throughout the United States. On July 2nd 1776, the then continental congress voted for independence. 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