Ah, facts. We decided to use 4 July 1776 as the date we proclaimed our independence from Brittain. Even if the Declaration of Independence was issued two or three days earlier. And, that means we celebrate our Freedoms 12 score years later on this very day. (Thankfully, it is not among those days that Congress, in its infinite wisdom [read as stupidity], elected to move to Mondays, affording a longer weekend. ) We celebrate the day with fireworks, with going to the beach, with barbeques, and with get-togethers.