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Just google it.

Pretty much, it's a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, thus declaring freedom from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Most people celebrate it with lots of fireworks, American flags, patriotic songs, picnics, family reunions, parades, etc. It's actually "Independence Day but considering it was on July 4th, the name kinda stuck.