Article: The Fourth of July 2009.

M2 PRESSWIRE-4 May 2009-US Census Bureau: The Fourth of July 2009(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country.

2.5 million

In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.

Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970

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