Why do we celebrate the fourth of July – Know the meaning of Fourth of July?

Why do we celebrate Independence Day on Fourth of July?

This question is asked by a lot of children and adults as this is not very clear and history takes some time to learn. Though it is known as Independence Day it was not marked as such initially and the reason or celebration as we know may have been very different than what we know today.

Fourth of July origin?

The fourth of July origin happened in 1776 when the colonist grew tired of the great Britain telling them of what to do. Great Britain was making all the rules and telling the original residents of the country which were the colonist about what they need to do. In the year 1776 the things came to such a pass that it became intolerable to follow the orders and the colonists decided that they will break free and announced the independence from Great Britain.

It is always better to know the Fourth of July facts which you can tell to your kids and also get to know some interesting Fourth of July trivia.

Thomas Jefferson wrote a document called the first draft of the declaration of independence which he was instructed to do so by the Congress when they met in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This document was revised and accepted by July2, 1776 and it was later signed and accepted by July 4^th, 1776. This day is called the Independence Day as when we officially declared the independence from Great Britain.

Happy 4th of July & GOD BLESS

1LT Brian Smith & Tessa

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TRIVIA

Which President was born on the Fourth of July?

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