4th July- Andrea Santana

In the United States the Fourth of July is celebrated all around the country. It’s a day  commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, concerts, baseball games and political speeches. But why is the 4^th of July a National Day of the United States?

The origin of this day is that during the American Revolution, the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain where legally separated on July 2, 1776, when de Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee. Then the Congress turned its Attention to  the Declaration of Independence, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Finally the Congress approved the Declaration on July 4. Now a Days the Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July , is a federal holiday that commemorates the Delaaration of Indepence on July 4 of 1776 .

Today, many politicians use this day to appear at a public event to praise the nation’s heritage, sometimes using this appearing as a business and political event. However, it is a great day for family reunions, picnics or barbecues, some morning parades and evening fireworks where you’ll have a fantastic time.