63: Independence Day - The History of America's 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to our American listeners! Today Emileigh and Morgan discuss the origins of the United States' Independence Day and current traditions. Stay safe out there!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:   “Revolutionary War” by history.com editors (Oct 29, 2009) https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history   “The 13 Colonies” (June 17, 2010) https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/thirteen-colonies   “Stamp Act” (Nov 9, 2009) https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act   “The French and Indian War (1754-1763): Causes and Outbreak” by William R. Griffith IV (Oct 8 2019) https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/french-and-indian-war-1754-1763-causes-and-outbreak   “The Townshend Acts and the committees of correspondence”  https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/the-american-revolution/a/the-townshend-acts   “Boston Massacre” by Jeff Wallenfeldt (May 31, 2024) https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Massacre   “The Tea Act”  https://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/related/teaact.html   “The Intolerable Acts of 1774” https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/intolerable-acts-1774/   “Timeline of the Revolution”  https://www.nps.gov/subjects/americanrevolution/timeline.htm   “The Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775”  https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/battle-of-bunker-hill/   “Spain and the American Revolution”  https://www.amrevmuseum.org/spain-and-the-american-revolution   “The History of the Fourth of July” by Tiffini Theisen (Oct 29 2011) https://www.military.com/july-4th/history-of-independence-day.html   “What is the 4th of July, and Why Do We Celebrate It?” by Kelly Kuehn (Jun 11 2024) https://www.rd.com/article/4th-of-july-history/ Sound/Music Credits:   “Summer Trip” by VITOVI https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=116233   Sound Effect by <a https://pixabay.com/users/iedurodrigues-27915902/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=112940   https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=51190   kyles https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/453119/