Top 5 Myths About the Fourth of July!

Top 5 Myths About the Fourth of July!: "Top 5 Myths About the Fourth of July!
By HNN Staff
#1 Independence Was Declared on the Fourth of July.
America's independence was actually declared by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. The night of the second the Pennsylvania Evening Post published the statement: 'This day the Continental Congress declared the United Colonies Free and Independent States.'"
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