The Fourth of July is Independence Day - the birthday of the United States of America and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Independence Day is a national holiday marked by various patriotic displays. Americans mark the 4th of July with parades, barbecues, picnics and fireworks. Red, white, and blue celebrations are everywhere.

The American flag can be seen everywhere on July 4th - Independence Day.

Celebrate America's birthday with patriotism, the American flag, and stars and stripes!

The American flag has thirteen horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the top left corner bearing fifty small, white stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty U.S. states. The thirteen stripes represent the first thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British Crown and became the first states in the Union.

The American National Anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner) was named after the American Flag.

• The Stars and Stripes
• Old Glory
• The Star-Spangled Banner