7 facts about 4th of July: Independence Day of USA

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 1. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson.

2. The vote for actual independence by the Continental Congress took place on July 2nd, from then on 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence.

3. The pamphlet ‘Common Sense’ published by Thomas Paine advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. The was originally published anonymously



4. In the pre-Revolutionary years, colonists had held annual celebrations of the king’s birthday during July. By contrast, during the summer of 1776 some colonists celebrated the birth of independence by holding mock funerals for King George III as a way of symbolising the end of the monarchy’s hold on America and the triumph of liberty. 

5. George Washington issued double rations of rum to all his soldiers to mark the anniversary of independence in 1778, and in 1781

6. The tradition of setting off fireworks on 4th of July began in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, during the first organised celebration of Independence Day.

7. Ship’s cannon fired a 13-gun salute in honour of the 13 colonies in 1777.

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