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Independence Day
Federal holiday · History · July 4
The US federal holiday marking the Declaration of Independence, celebrated with parades, cookouts, flags and fireworks across the country.
National days on July 4, 2027
Also on July 4
On this day
- 1584: Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island. Philip Amadas
- 1845: Henry David Thoreau moves into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau's account of his two years there, Walden, will become a touchstone of the environmental movement. Henry David Thoreau
- 1894: The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole. Republic of Hawaii
- 1951: William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor. William Shockley
- 2006: Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day. Space Shuttle program
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