The United States of America celebrates today July 4 - Independence Day.

246 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was ratified, a document where the 13 colonies from North America declared independence from the United Kingdom.

The American Constitution, signed in 1787, then describes the basis and structure of the United States Government, which is divided into three branches, executive, legislative and judicial - the President, Congress and the Supreme Court.

What happened on July 4, 1776?

The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They had been working on it for several days after the draft was submitted on July 2 and finally agreed on all the edits and changes.

July 4, 1776, became the date that was included in the Declaration of Independence and the ornate handwritten copy that was signed in August.

It is also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new state.

The next day, copies of the Declaration of Independence were distributed, and on July 6, The Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first newspaper to print the remarkable document.

The Declaration of Independence has since become America's most beloved symbol of freedom.

Independence Day in the USA is celebrated with grand parades, family celebrations and ends with fireworks.

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