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  1. Jul 3, 2023 · Congress finally passed a bill making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870. In 1941, the law was amended to make it a paid holiday for federal employees. Though some traditions ...

  2. Independence Day Celebration. The Independence Day of India, which is celebrated religiously throughout the Country on the 15 th of August every year, holds tremendous ground in the list of national days, since it reminds every Indian about the dawn of a new beginning, the beginning of an era of deliverance from the clutches of British ...

  3. Independence Day is a national holiday marked by patriotic displays. Per 5 U.S.C. § 6103, Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (such as the postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day. While the legal holiday remains on July 4, if that date happens to be on a Saturday or Sunday, then ...

  4. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Infographic about the Independence Day holiday in the United States. Image of the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress. Its adoption is celebrated as the Fourth of July holiday in the United States.

  5. Aug 14, 2023 · Independence Day: In 1947, the Quit India Movement resulted in the British leaving the country. India will be celebrating its 77th Independence Day on August 15. Every year, it is marked by ...

  6. Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework for the United States. However, the Declaration, with its eloquent assertion “all Men are created equal ...

  7. Jan 26, 2022 · Republic Day is celebrated on January 26, marking the date when the Indian Constitution came into effect, completing India’s transition to becoming an independent republic. When we gained freedom from British rule on August 15, 1947, India was still following the “Constitution” that governed British India. This was based on the Government ...

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