Is July 4th the Real U.S. Independence Day? - The Mo You Know

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🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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As the United States celebrates its 246th birthday this year, we take a closer look at the July 4th holiday and its history. In this edition of “The Mo You Know,” we talk about why some founders believed that July 2nd was actually the official independence day, the heated debate over whether the Declaration of Independence should mention slavery, and the remarkable coincidence of which presidents died on July 4th. The Mo You Know is a special series looking at events in the news or history in 10 minutes or less. — Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning producer with 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He launched the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Newsletter: https://monews.bulletin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/moshehnews

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0:41.0	taking an in-depth look at the holiday and its history.
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1:00.0	As the United States celebrates its 246th birthday this year,
1:03.0	we take a closer look in this edition at the July 4th holiday and its history.
1:08.0	Here are a few things you might not know about American Independence Day.
1:11.0	First, there was actually an early debate as to whether July 4th was even the right day to celebrate.
1:17.0	In fact, John Adams wrote his wife a letter on July 3rd of that year.
1:21.0	He said in part, quote,
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