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Public holiday celebrated on July 4

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Independence Day (United States): Public holiday celebrated on July 4
Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

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