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Il giorno dell'Indipendenza degli Stati Uniti, noto anche come 4 luglio, è la festa nazionale degli Stati Uniti che commemora l'adozione della Dichiarazione d'indipendenza degli Stati Uniti d'America il 4 luglio 1776, con la quale le Tredici colonie si distaccarono dal Regno di Gran Bretagna, governato all'epoca da Giorgio III. I ...
Independence Day è un film di fantascienza del 1996, diretto da Roland Emmerich. Il film narra di un'immaginaria e quasi riuscita invasione aliena della Terra, con la distruzione di parecchi monumenti simbolo degli Stati Uniti d'America, come l'Empire State Building, la Statua della Libertà, la Casa Bianca e la Library Tower di Los ...
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During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain in 1776 actually occurred on July 2, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain's rule. Af...
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech asking the question, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Douglass said that the fathers of the nation were great statesmen, and that the values expressed in the Declaration of Independence were "saving principles", and the "ringbolt of your nations destiny". Nevertheless, he maintained tha...
In 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired in salute, once at morning and once again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. An article in the July 18, 1777 issue of The Virginia Gazette no...In 1778, from his headquarters at Ross Hall, near New Brunswick, New Jersey, General George Washington marked July 4 with a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute (feu de joi...Independence Day is a national holiday marked by patriotic displays. Similar to other summer-themed events, Independence Day celebrations often take place outdoors. According to 5 U.S.C. § 6103, Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (such as the postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day. Ma...
In addition to a fireworks show, Miami, Florida, lights one of its tallest buildings with the patriotic red, white and blue color schemeon Independence Day.New York City's fireworks display, shown above over the East Village, is sponsored by Macy's and is the largestin the country.Towns of all sizes hold celebrations. Shown here is a fireworks display in America's most eastern town, Lubec, Maine, population 1,300. Canada is across the channel to the right.Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States.Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress. Seward...Since 1912, the Rebild Society, a Danish-American friendship organization, has held a July 4 weekend festival that serves as a homecoming for Danish-Americans in the Rebild Hills of Denmark.Since 1959, the International Freedom Festival is jointly held in Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, during the last week of June each year as a mutual celebration of Independence Day and Can...The Philippines celebrates July 4 as its Republic Day to commemorate that day in 1946 when it ceased to be an U.S. territory and the United States officially recognized the Philippine Independence.July 4 was intentionally chosen by the United States because it corresponds to its Independence Day, and this day was observed in the Philippines as Inde...
Becker, Carl L. (1922). The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas. New York: Harcourt, Brace. OCLC 60738220. Retrieved July 4, 2020. Republished: The Declaration of...Criblez, Adam (2013). Parading Patriotism: Independence Day Celebrations in the Urban Midwest, 1826–1876. DeKalb, IL, US: Northern Illinois University Press. ISBN 9780875806921. OCLC 1127286749.Heintze, James R. "Fourth of July Celebrations Database". American University of Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2015.Media related to Independence Day (United States)at Wikimedia CommonsQuotations related to Independence Day (United States)at WikiquoteFourth of July Is Independence Day USA.gov, July 4, 2014U.S. Independence Day a Civic and Social Event U.S. State Department, June 22, 20104 lug 2024 · Oggi, 4 luglio, si celebra la festa dell’Indipendenza americana. Conosciuta anche come “Independence Day” o più semplicemente “Fourth of July”, la celebrazione ricorda la firma della ...
1 lug 2024 · Il giorno dell'Indipendenza degli Stati Uniti, detto anche Independence Day, si celebra in tutta l'unione il 4 luglio di ogni anno. Si tratta della ricorrenza nazionale più partecipata insieme al Thanksgiving Day (o Giorno del Ringraziamento).
14 ago 2024 · Independence Day, in the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Infographic about the Independence Day holiday in the United States.
3 lug 1996 · Independence Day: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
