What is Independence Day?

Get ready for the loudest, brightest, and most explosive birthday party on Earth! Have you ever wondered why we celebrate the Fourth of July with massive fireworks, parades, and eating millions of hot dogs? Join Mira and Finn as we travel back in time to the year 1776 to uncover the wild true story behind American Independence Day! You'll step inside a boiling hot room in Philadelphia where 56 sweaty men were battling giant, biting horseflies while trying to make the biggest decision of their lives. Discover how a single 1,320-word piece of paper called the Declaration of Independence was written to tell Great Britain's King George III that the 13 American colonies were finally free! But the drama didn't end there—learn how regular people reacted by tearing down a massive lead statue, how the first-ever celebrations featured earth-shaking 13-cannon salutes, and how fireworks originally came from an ancient Chinese tradition. From eating 150 million hot dogs to lighting up the sky with over 16,000 firework displays, find out how a hot summer day changed history forever!