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: While we celebrate on the 4th, the Continental Congress actually voted in favor of independence on July 2, 1776 . John Adams famously predicted this date would be the "great anniversary Festival".

: After years of "taxation without representation" and restrictive British laws like the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts, the 13 American colonies rebelled against King George III. independence-day

: Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees. 1938/1941 : It became a paid federal holiday. The Story of the Fourth of July - Constitution Facts : While we celebrate on the 4th, the