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On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and democracy was bom.
Independence Day is regarded as the birthday of the United States as a free and independent nation. Most Americans simply call it the “Fourth of July.”
The holiday recalls the singing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. At that time, the people of the 13 British colonies located along the eastern coast of what is now the United States were
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