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Independence Day
July 4, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776.
The Continental Congress declared that the 13 American colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King George III, and were now united, free, and independent states.
The Congress had voted to declare independence two days earlier, on July 2, but it was not declared until July 4.
Read the history of the Fourth of July at this link:Â https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/fourth-of-july/