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July 4th has been recognized as Independence Day in the United States ever since the country’s Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

To mark the occasion, Americans celebrate with parades, fireworks, concerts and other festive activities.

America.gov invites readers to join in as the nation observes a patriotic and fun-filled holiday.

Please find more at the following resources:

 http://www.america.gov/multimedia/video.html?videoId=97797249001

- Secretary Clinton’s Independence Day Message

http://www.america.gov/multimedia/photogallery.html#/30145/july0409/

- The Fourth of July: Celebrating U.S. Independence Day (Photo Gallery)

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/independence-day
- What do people do on Independence Day, public life, background and symbols of the holiday

 

 

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner

 

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. ~William J. Clinton

 

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.
~Dwight D. Eisenhower