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.
  • @CrackhappyEnglish
    1•15 days ago

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

      • @jeffwOPMEnglish
        1•15 days ago

        Juneteenth is a holiday even though slavery officially ended before then

        • @[email protected]English
          1•14 days 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.