July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
June 30, 2021
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1of12This image shows an 1876 engraving titled Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776 made available by the Library of Congress. On that day, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings, bonfires and candles and the firing of 13 musket rounds, one for each of the original states. Nearly a century passed before the country officially named its founding a holiday. ( J. Trumbull, W.L. Ormsby via AP)J. Trumbull, W.L. Ormsby/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12In this July 4, 1910 photo made available by the Library of Congress, United Confederate Veterans from the Civil War march with drummers down a street in Petersburg, Va. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades
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