July 4 took 165 years to become national holiday

Friday is the day we celebrate the Declaration of Independence of our thirteen American Colonies from the rule and authority of King George III of England. It is the day fifty-six delegates from those thirteen colonies met as the Continental Congress in a room that would become known as Independence Hall inside the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia to ratify and sign the Declaration....

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