School Independence Day Celebration Invitation

July 4, 2021 is the 24July 4, 2021 is the 245th birthday of the United States of America. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, stating that all men are created equal and have the inborn right to pursue happiness and liberty. Fireworks, picnics, barbecues, holiday parades, family parties and baseball games are the main ways Americans celebrate the Fourth of July.

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Fun facts about Independence Day

1. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

2. Most of the signers signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776.

3. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was born on July 4, 1872, on Independence Day.

4. Three of the first five presidents of the United States died on Independence Day, including John Adams, the second president of the United States, and Thomas Jefferson, the third president, on the 50th Independence Day of the United States, on July 4, 1826, and James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, died on July 4, 1831.

5. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was the first to celebrate Independence Day at the White House.