Fireworks! Parades! Red, white, and blue! What do these things make you think of? The United States of America’s birthday, of course! America has a very big birthday coming up—its 250th birthday, to be exact.
On July 4, 1776, the founders signed the Declaration of Independence. This made the United States of America an independent country. That’s why we celebrate America’s birthday on the 4th of July every year. Some of these birthdays get special celebrations.
Photo Credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith [LC-DIG-highsm-04694]
