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Independence Daze: A History of July Fourth

June 29, 2012

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In the early days of our nation, July Fourth wasn’t an official holiday at all. In fact, it wasn’t until 1938 that it became a paid day-off. The American History Guys at BackStory Radio dig into the history of the holiday and the ways in which the meaning of the Declaration has changed since 1776.


Source URL: http://www.neh.gov/events/independence-daze-history-july-fourth

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