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The Fourth of July is historically one of the nation's deadliest days of the year. [2] [vague] A flurry of shootings in 2023 left more than a dozen dead and over 60 wounded. [3] [relevant?] Violence and mass shootings tend to increase during summer months, with more large gatherings taking place, school letting out, and hotter temperatures.
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 ...
United States Semiquincentennial. The United States Semiquincentennial, [ a] also called the Bisesquincentennial, the Sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial, will be the 250th anniversary of the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence. Festivities will be scheduled to mark various events leading up to the anniversary on July 4, 2026.
July 5, 2024 at 9:54 AM. Fireworks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 4. ... The Fourth of July in America featured parades, celebrations, American flags — and lots and lots of ...
Providence held its annual Independence Day Celebration, topped off with a fireworks display over Providence harbor on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at India Point Park.
Road closures will begin at 4 a.m. Thursday, July 4, and will continue throughout the day. The following roads will be closed and will reopen following the conclusion of the fireworks show or on ...
On July 4, 2022, a mass shooting occurred during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The shooting occurred at 10:14 a.m. CDT ( UTC−05:00 ), roughly 15 minutes after the parade had started. Seven people were killed, and 48 others were wounded by bullets or shrapnel.
July 1, 2024 at 7:59 AM. Fireworks light up the sky during Perry's Fourth of July Celebration on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Pattee Park. Perry, Minburn and Waukee offer a variety of ways to ...