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I suppose I should apologize to National Geographic. When I was told about this article by Brenda, I thought it was yet another revisionist history. As it turns out, you can actually check the accuracy of the article at the National Archives.
John Roach
for National Geographic News
July 2, 2004
On Sunday, the Fourth of July, millions of U.S. citizens will fire up the barbeque and shoot off fireworks in celebration of the Declaration of Independence, a now-sacred document that declares the independence of what were then 13 united colonies from England.
But the Continental Congress voted for the Declaration of Independence on the second of July in 1776. No one signed it until August 2, and the last signatures didn’t come until the end of November.
Other Independence Day articles from National Geographic:
4th of July Facts: 1st Fests, Number of Fireworks, More
How did Founding Fathers celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? Answers and more.
Philadelphia Walking Tour: Footsteps of Franklin
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