Independence Day n. In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
... extradition, I began to feel glad I was one of 'em. So, I says to myself again: 'Billy, you've got fifteen dollars and a country left this morning—blow in the dollars and blow up the town as an American gentleman should on Independence Day.' ... — Roads of Destiny • O. Henry
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