July 4th Fiction And Fact

It's the Forth of July. The holiday is one of the most celebrated in the U.S.
The holiday celebrates the day the US declared independence from Great Britain.
There are a number of popular historical tales out there about the US's Independence Day.
The Revolutionary War was all about the American colonies and Britain - except that France helped the U.S.
The real signing of the Declaration of Independence took place on August 2, 1776.
We don't know when the Liberty Bell cracked.