• Is it just another excuse to sleep late? • Is it just another summer tradition and an excuse to drink beer and eat hot dogs?
Let’s discuss what it really means, and if we should be recognizing it as a significant holiday or just another day off.
We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. Why did the American colonies choose to declare independence?
• They believed the British were treating the colonists unfairly.