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July 4th, 1776

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The first law passed by the U.S. Congress recognizing July 4 as a federal holiday was signed into law on June 28, 1870.

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In 1941, 142 years later, Congress declared the Fourth of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

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