Independence Day
noun
: a civil holiday for the celebration of the anniversary of the beginnings of national independence
specifically
: July 4 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
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There are also celebrations of national holidays, and their biggest event — Ukraine Culture Fest — is held on Ukraine’s Independence Day in August in West Palm Beach, with vendors, traditional food, Ukrainian musicians and more.
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Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The prime minister of India addresses the country from the Red Fort in Delhi on India’s Independence Day.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The ballpark is home to one of the city’s biggest Independence Day traditions, drawing thousands each year for the annual SkyShow fireworks display following a Charlotte Knights game.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Victim Nyron Shaw’s father said the driver who mowed his son down last year in Ocean Hill a day before Independence Day should face the maximum penalty for allegedly driving twice the speed limit and heartlessly taking off, leaving his son to die.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The prime minister of India addresses the country from the Red Fort in Delhi on India’s Independence Day.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The ballpark is home to one of the city’s biggest Independence Day traditions, drawing thousands each year for the annual SkyShow fireworks display following a Charlotte Knights game.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Victim Nyron Shaw’s father said the driver who mowed his son down last year in Ocean Hill a day before Independence Day should face the maximum penalty for allegedly driving twice the speed limit and heartlessly taking off, leaving his son to die.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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