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July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays


By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — On July 4, 1776, 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.
With the recent passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, the country now has 12 federal holidays. Many are fixtures in the American calendar, but their presence isn t only a story of continuity. They reflect how the U.S. has evolved — from an affiliation of states with a relatively small federal government to a more centralized nation. ....

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July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays


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July 4, 2021 6:30 AM
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
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FILE - In this Thursday, May 15, 2003 file photo, visitors tour the Capitol Rotunda near John Trumbull s painting titled Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776 . 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. 
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In 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.  ....

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