{"id":323,"date":"2011-07-04T19:34:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T23:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/?p=323"},"modified":"2011-07-04T19:34:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T23:34:14","slug":"happy-birthday-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/2011\/07\/04\/happy-birthday-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday America!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-322\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2011\/07\/American-Flag.gif\" alt=\"American Flag\" width=\"184\" height=\"165\" \/>representatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. 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