print email comment close Today in History: July 4 URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html Description: A brief history of the holiday also known as Independence Day, which observes the day in 1776 when "the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence." Includes speeches, music, photos, and links to related topics. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Publisher: The Library of Congress Extra Keywords 4th Fourth Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fourth of July Fourth of July -- History Holidays -- United States LII classic content LII Database Information: Record 9496 created by Karen Schneider on 05/27/2003 Last modification on 06/27/2007 Published: 05/27/2003   Republished: 06/28/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9496