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President Ronald Reagan on Governors Island delivering a speech; First Lady Nancy Reagan is to the left (July 4, 1986) Liberty Weekend was a four-day celebration held to celebrate the 1984 restoration and the centenary of the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World) in New York City. [ 1] It began on July 3, 1986 and ended on July 6.
The Fifth of July is a historic celebration of an Emancipation Day in New York, marking the culmination of the state's 1827 abolition of slavery after a gradual legislative process. State law passed under Governor Daniel D. Tompkins a decade earlier had designated Independence Day, the Fourth of July, as when abolition would take effect, but ...
United States Bicentennial. The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. It was a central event in the memory of the American Revolution.
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (8 p.m., NBC) This special celebrates America’s birthday in New York with musical performances from superstars and a live fireworks display. Performers ...
New York City: Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks. Every year, the Big Apple puts on the largest fireworks show in the country. Thousands of fireworks are set off from barges lining the Hudson River ...
The Macy's 4th of July Fireworks 2024 show will launch from the Hudson River in NYC for the first time in 10 years, which means parts of NJ will also have a view. "Excited to announce that — for ...
Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America . The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared ...
Fireworks over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the Capitol building during the Independence Day fireworks display in Arlington, Va., on July 4, 2024.