&#149; <a href="http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm">American University: Fourth of July Celebrations Database</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence_Day.shtml">USA.gov: Fourth of July is Independence Day</a><br /> &#149; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)">Wikipedia: Independence Day</a></br></br> true 2008-06-05T17:56:56-07:00 Independence Day (commonly known as the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Fourth of July 1608 fourth of july 1486 2439 8 true 12014024 2008-09-03T11:19:39-07:00 fourth-of-july f3fc09b5a7f31a6d6c7d8a2f412c0e8a TOPIC specials/fourth-of-july