HAPPY 4TH OF JULY 2025 -
By Bernard Bujold -
Independence Day, known as the 4th of July, is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.
At the time, there were Thirteen Colonies, then part of British America and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The United States Constitution was ratified in 1788, establishing a federal republic. George Washington became the first president.
