Do you refer to the United States’s birth by saying “Happy 4th of July!” or “Happy Independence Day!”? If you are like most, you have probably almost always thought of today as the 4th of July. But this in no way actually celebrates or reflects on the ideals of how the United States was formed.

With little experience and with less learning, I have been able to throw my thoughts hastily and imperfectly together; and trusting to your patient and generous indulgence, I will proceed to lay them before you. This, for the purpose of this celebration, is the 4th of July.

Independence Day, also called Fourth of July or July 4th, in the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

While “Independence Day” is the formal name for the holiday, it’s not used in spoken American English except in formal speeches. It’s more common in written text. In colloquial American English, the holiday is referred to as “the 4th of July”. So “Happy 4th of July” or simply “Happy 4th” is the typical spoken greeting.

The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or 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.

“Independence Day,” or even “Independent Day.” When 18th-century state legislatures planned the first July 4 observances, they didn’t bother to give the day a proper name. In 1938, Congress granted pay to federal employees on holidays, listing all by name, including Fourth of July, rather than Independence Day.

Mexico’s independence is celebrated on September 16th and shouldn’t be confused with the holiday of May 5th. America’s Independence Day was on July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed. It’s on September, 16th.

Word-by-word. viva. hurrah. long live.