Events  USA Independence Day05-07-2008 «Ashtarak-Kat» visited the embassy of USA in Armenia and extended its heartiest congratulations. In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as "the Fourth of July" or simply "the Fourth", is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with parades, barbecues, picnics, baseball games, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the U.S. Fireworks have been associated with the Fourth of July since 1777. In 1777, British officers noted the firing of 13 guns, once at morning and again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Philadelphia celebrated the first anniversary in a way that a modern American would find quite familiar: an official dinner for the Continental Congress, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews and fireworks. Ships were decked with red, white and blue bunting. In 1778, General George Washington marked the Fourth with a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute. Across the sea, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, France. In 1779, the Fourth fell on Sunday. The holiday was celebrated on Monday, July 5. In 1781,the legislature ofMassachusetts was the first to recognize Independence Day. In 1870, the U.S. Congress made July 4 an unpaid holiday for federal employees.
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