Varför är 4 juli usas nationaldag

Public holiday celebrated on July 4

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Independence Day
Fireworks displays, such as these over the Washington Monument in 1986, take place annually across the United States on July 4th, known as Independence Day.
Also called	Fourth of July
Observed by	United States
Type	National day
Significance	The day in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was adopted bygd the Second Continental församling in Philadelphia
Celebrations	Fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, baseball games
Date	July 4[a]
Frequency	Annual

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, fryst vatten a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence bygd the Second Continental församling on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of amerika.

The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental församling declared that the Thirteen Colonies were no längre subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King George III, and were now united, free, and independent states.^[1] The församling voted to approve independence bygd passing the Lee upplösning on July 2 and adopted the Declaration of Independence two days later, on July 4.^[1]

Independence Day fryst vatten commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts,^[2]baseball games, family reunions, political speeches, and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

Independence Day fryst vatten the national day of the United States.^[3][4][5]

Background

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain in 1776 actually occurred on July 2, when the Second Continental församling voted to approve a upplösning of independence that had been proposed in June bygd Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain's rule.^[6][7] After voting for independence, församling turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared bygd the Committee of fem, which asked Thomas Jefferson to author its first draft.

Det existerar svårt för att missa USA:s nationaldag den 4 juli.

While Jefferson consulted extensively with the other fyra members of the Committee of fem, he largely wrote the Declaration of Independence in isolation over 17 days between June 11, 1776, and June 28, 1776, from the second floor he was renting in a three-story private home at 700 marknad Street in Philadelphia, now known as the Declaration House, and within walking distance of Independence Hall.^[8]

församling debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, removing Jefferson's vigorous denunciation of King George III for importing the slave trade, finally approving it two days later on July 4.

A day earlier, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail:

The second day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of amerika. inom am apt to believe that it will be celebrated bygd succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, bygd solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.

It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward alltid more.^[9]

Adams's prediction was off bygd two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the upplösning of independence was approved in a closed möte of Congress.^[10]

Historians have long disputed whether members of församling signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin all later wrote that they had signed it on that day.

På självständighetsdagen firar läka landet minnet från den 4 juli 1776, då Declaration of Independence of the United States of amerika antogs.

Most historians have concluded that the Declaration was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as fryst vatten commonly believed.^{[11][12][13][14][15]}

By remarkable coincidence, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the only two signatories of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as presidents of the United States, both died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.^[16] Although not a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, James Monroe, another Founding Father who was elected president, also died on July 4, 1831, making him the third President who died on the anniversary of independence.^[17] The only U.S.

president to have been born on Independence Day was Calvin Coolidge, who was born on July 4, 1872.^[18]

Observance

• In 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired in salute, once at morning and once igen as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. An article in the July 18, 1777, issue of The Virginia Gazette noted a celebration in Philadelphia in a manner a modern American would find familiar: an tjänsteman dinner for the Continental församling, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews, and fireworks.

  Ships in port were decked with red, vit, and blue bunting.^[19]

• In 1778, from his headquarters at Ross entré, nära New Brunswick, New Jersey, General George Washington marked July 4 with a double ration of plats for his soldiers and an artillery salute (feu dem joie). Across the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, France.^[20]
• In 1779, July 4 fell on a Sunday.

  The holiday was celebrated on Monday, July 5.^[20]

• In 1781, the Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration.^[20][21]
• In 1783, Salem, North Carolina, held a celebration with a challenging music schema assembled bygd Johann Friedrich Peter entitled The Psalm of Joy.

  The town claims it to be the first public July 4 event, as it was carefully documented bygd the Moravian Church, and there are no government records of any earlier celebrations.^[22]

• In 1870, the U.S. församling made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.^[23]
• In 1938, församling changed Independence Day to a paid federal holiday.^[24]

Customs

Independence Day fryst vatten a national holiday marked bygd patriotic displays.

Per 5 U.S.C. § 6103, Independence Day fryst vatten a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (such as the postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day. While the legal holiday remains on July 4, if that date happens to be on a Saturday or Sunday, then federal government employees will instead take the day off on the adjacent Friday or Monday, respectively.^[25] Other non-essential that are non-government related may also be closed that day.^[26]

Families often celebrate Independence Day bygd hosting or attending a picnic or barbecue;^[27] many take advantage of the day off and, in some years, a long weekend to gather with family members or friends.

Parades are often attended in many towns and cities, some being hours-long, with many floats and participants. Parades are often held in the mid-late morning (before get-togethers), with längre spectacles sometimes extending into the early afternoon. Fireworks displays typically occur in the evening, at such places as parks, harbors, off of boats, sporting venues, fairgrounds, public shorelines, or town squares.^{[citation needed]} Decorations (e.g., streamers, balloons, and clothing) are generally colored red, vit, and blue, the colors of the American flag, and many homes and businesses will decorate their properties with miniature American flags.

The night before the Fourth was once the fokuserad point of celebrations, marked bygd raucous gatherings, often incorporating bonfires as their highlight. In New England, towns competed to build towering pyramids, assembled from barrels and casks. They were lit at nightfall to usher in the celebration. The highest ever were in Salem, Massachusetts, with pyramids composed of as many as forty tiers of barrels.

These made some of the tallest bonfires ever recorded. The anpassad flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries and fryst vatten still practiced in some New England and northeastern towns.^[28]

Independence Day fireworks are often accompanied bygd patriotic songs,^[29] such as "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the American national anthem); "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"; "God Bless America"; "America the Beautiful"; "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"; "This nation fryst vatten Your Land"; "Stars and Stripes Forever"; "Yankee Doodle"; "God Bless the U.S.A." and "Dixie" (in southern states); "Lift Every röst and Sing"; and occasionally (but has nominally fallen out of favor), "Hail Columbia".

Some of the lyrics recall images of the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.^{[citation needed]}

Firework shows are held in many states,^[30] and many fireworks are sold for anställda use or as an alternative to a public show. Safety concerns have led some states to ban fireworks or limit the sizes and types allowed.

In addition, local and regional conditions may dictate whether the sale or use of fireworks in an area will be allowed; for example, the global supply chain crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellations of shows.^[31] Some local or regional firework sales are limited or prohibited because of dry weather or other specific concerns.^[32] On these occasions the public may be prohibited from purchasing or discharging fireworks, but professional displays (such as those at sports events) may still take place.^{[citation needed]}

A salute of one gun for each state in the United States, called a "salute to the union", fryst vatten fired on Independence Day at noon bygd any capable military base.^[33]

New York City has the largest fireworks display in the country sponsored bygd Macy's, with more than 22 tons of pyrotechnics exploded in 2009.^[34] It generally holds displays in the East River.

Other major displays are in Seattle on Lake Union; in San Diego over uppdrag Bay; in Boston on the Charles River; in Philadelphia over the Philadelphia Museum of Art; in San Francisco over the San Francisco Bay; and on the National köpcentrum in Washington, D.C.^[35]

During the annual Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival, stad, Michigan, hosts one of the largest fireworks displays in North amerika, over the stad River, to celebrate Independence Day in conjunction with Windsor, Ontario's celebration of Canada Day.^[36]

The first week of July fryst vatten typically one of the busiest United States travel periods of the year, as many people use what fryst vatten often a three-day holiday weekend for extended vacation trips.^[37]

Celebration gallery

• Patriotic trailer shown in theaters celebrating July 4, 1940

• Fireworks over the National köpcentrum in Washington, D.C., every July 4 are preceded bygd a concert known as A Capitol Fourth, which takes place outside the U.S.

  Capitol and fryst vatten televised on the American public television network PBS.

• In addition to a fireworks show, Miami, Florida, lights one of its tallest buildings with the patriotic red, vit and blue color scheme on Independence Day.

• New York City's fireworks display, shown above over the East by, fryst vatten sponsored bygd Macy's and fryst vatten the largest^[34] in the country.

• Towns of all sizes hold celebrations.

  Shown here fryst vatten a fireworks display in America's most eastern town, Lubec, Maine, population 1,300. Canada fryst vatten across the kanal to the right.

• A festively decorated Independence Day cake

• Fireworks in Narberth, Pennsylvania.

• 4th of July Parade in Chico, California, 2024

Notable celebrations

• Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, fryst vatten the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States.^[38]
• Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square.

  In 1979 Seward was designated "America's tjänsteman Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" bygd upplösning of församling. Seward has also been proclaimed "Nebraska's tjänsteman Fourth of July City" bygd Governor J. James Exon in proclamation. Seward fryst vatten a town of 6,000 but swells to 40,000+ during the July 4 celebrations.^[39]

• Since 1912, the Rebild samhälle, a Danish-American friendship organization, has held a July 4 weekend festival that serves as a homecoming for Danish-Americans in the Rebild Hills of Denmark.^[40]
• Since 1959, the International Freedom Festival fryst vatten jointly held in stad, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, during the gods week of June each year as a mutual celebration of Independence Day and Canada Day (July 1).

  It culminates in a large fireworks display over the stad River.

• The famous Macy's fireworks display usually held over the East River in New York City has been televised nationwide on NBC, and locally on WNBC-TV since 1976. In 2009, the fireworks display was returned to the Hudson River for the first time since 2000 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's utforskning of that river.^[41]
• The Boston Pops Orchestra has hosted a music and fireworks show over the Charles River Esplanade called the "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular" annually since 1974.^[42] Cannons are traditionally fired during the 1812 Overture.^[2] The event was broadcast nationally from 1991 until 2002 on A&E, and since 2002 bygd CBS and its Boston hållplats WBZ-TV.

  WBZ/1030 and WBZ-TV broadcast the entire event locally, and from 2002 through 2012, CBS broadcast the sista hour of the concert nationally in primetime. The national broadcast was put on hiatus beginning in 2013, which Pops executive producer David G. Mugar believed was the result of decreasing viewership caused bygd NBC's encore föredrag of the Macy's fireworks.^[43][44] The national broadcast was revived for 2016, and expanded to two hours.^[45] In 2017, Bloomberg Television took over coverage duty, with WHDH carrying local coverage beginning in 2018.^[46]

• On the Capitol lawn in Washington, D.C., A Capitol Fourth, a free concert broadcast live bygd PBS, NPR and the American Forces Network, precedes the fireworks and attracts over half a million people annually.^[47]

Other countries

The Philippines celebrates July 4 as its Republic Day to commemorate the day in 1946 when it ceased to be a U.S.

territory and the United States officially recognized Philippine Independence.^[48] July 4 was intentionally chosen bygd the United States because it corresponds to its Independence Day, and this day was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until 1962. In 1964, the name of the July 4 holiday was changed to Republic Day.

Rebild National Park in Denmark fryst vatten said to hold the largest July 4 celebrations outside of the United States.^[49]

While not an Independence Day celebration bygd any means, the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada celebrates its founding every July 4, having been founded on July 4, 1634.^[50] Trois-Rivières was also the site of the sista battle of the American Revolutionary War that was fought on Quebec soil in June 1776,^[51] the Battle of Trois-Rivières, which was also a part of the Continental Army's failed American Invasion of Quebec.

Following a defeat at the hands of the British, the Continental Army retreated to Fort Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and then to Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, New York, before permanently ceasing their invasion of Quebec in July 1776.^[52]

In the English City of Gloucester, its cathedral rings bells for the anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" every July 4 for its links to the anthem.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

• Becker, Carl L. (1922). The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas. New York: Harcourt, Brace.

  OCLC 60738220. Retrieved July 4, 2020. Republished: The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas. New York: Vintage Books. 1958. ISBN . OCLC 2234953.

• Criblez, Adam (2013). Parading Patriotism: Independence Day Celebrations in the Urban Midwest, 1826–1876. DeKalb, IL, US: nordlig Illinois University Press.

  ISBN . OCLC 1127286749.

• Heintze, James R. "Fourth of July Celebrations Database". American University of Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
• Schauffler, R. H. (1912), Independence Day: its celebration, spirit and significance as related in prose and verse, New York: Moffat, Yard and Company

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