Move over, July 4. New Philly celebration to mark "real" independence day
billypenn.com
Activities planned for July 2 include a new parade and other festivities in Old City in keeping with John Adams’ 1776 wishes.
  • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    7 months ago

    I always found it surprising that so few know that July 2 is the real independence day.

    • prettybunnysEnglish
      21·
      7 months ago

      It wasn’t legally official until the 4th which is why that’s the day.

      • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        21·
        7 months ago

        Juneteenth is a holiday even though slavery officially ended before then

        • prettybunnysEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          The entire purpose of Juneteenth is because of that disparity.

          This is a weird comparison my dude.

          Philly wanting to celebrate the day the declaration was approved in a closed session makes sense, but the 4th has been the day since the beginning. It’s when it was approved and made official.