Fourth of July

The Fourth of July (July 4th), also known as American Independence Day, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

''The above holds true in most Harry Turtledove timelines with a Point of Divergence after 1776. It is immediately germane to the following works.''

Fourth of July in The Valley-Westside War
Even after the United States fell apart after the atomic war of 1967, people of The Valley - one of countless tiny nation-states arising from the former United States - still celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks. Liz Mendoza noticed that Dan of the Valley referred to himself as an American, rather than a Valley man, when he talked of heated topics such as the Fourth of July or the Russians.