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As I mentioned yesterday, today is the official celebration of Independence Day
here in the U.S., since tomorrow is a Saturday. I think Independence Day is a
great excuse for a floating holiday to always fall on a Monday since the date is
actually somewhat arbitrary. The U.S. formally declared independence from
Britain on July 2, 1776, and founding father John Adams thought that would end
up being the holiday. The Declaration of Independence was printed on the 4th,
first publicly read on the 8th, and most of the signatures on it came in August,
so there was definitely some wiggle room for when to celebrate this. Of course
it's too late to address this now, as more people call the occasion the Fourth
of July. So there, happy Third of July! Have fun, and please don't get yourself
blown up.
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