Yes. It was that day in which , in my opinion, the greatest country of all, The United States of America, declared its independence from Great Britain. Thus Sparking the American Revolutionary War (which had begun, but not fully). Which lasted from Dawn of April 19, 1775, to 1783.
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Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776!
On July 4, 1776, by voice vote, the Declaration of Independence was approved; however, only John Hancock and Charles Thomson signed the written document that was approved that day. A more formal version was created and signed on August 2, 1776 by the persons whose names are on the document.
They wrote a ststement of grievances. Or complaint, calling for the repeal of 13 acts of parhiament passed since 1763.
On July 2nd, the Second Continental Congress approved a movement for independence from Britain. This congress would later adopt the Declaration of Independence.
Actual independence was declared by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. On that date, a resolution to declare independence from Great Britain was passed by a voice vote. The journals of the Second Continental Congress record this vote. The written Declaration was then authorized in order to make it known to the world that the colonies had declared their independence and give the reasons for doing so. John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2 will be forever remembered as the day of independence and celebrated with parties and fireworks. He was off by two days even though he was actually correct.
The resolution to become independent was officially adopted on July 2, 1776. It was on July 4th that congress adopted the actual Declaration of Independence.
According to the National Archives, the Continental Congress voted for July 2 to be celebrated as Independence Day. However, we have never used that day but instead have always celebrated on July 4.
The June 14 1775 date is when Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole. So in layman's terms it is when the U.S. Army was first created.