When Is Independence Day 2024. Independence day, also known as the fourth of july, is a national holiday in the united states that commemorates the adoption of the declaration of independence on july 4, 1776. It marks the adoption of the declaration of independence on july 4, 1776 when the united states declared independence from great britain.
4th of july celebrated messages, greetings, wishes, quotes, and images for 2024. While the fourth of july became an unpaid federal holiday in 1870, it was on june 29, 1938, that a law was passed turning it into a paid holiday for federal employees.
