July 2 Was Supposed to Be Independence Day. Here’s Why It’s Not.

Jamie Jackson / July 02, 2015

Do you know the real story behind American Independence? It was actually on July 2, 1776, that the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.

David Azerrad, director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics at The Heritage Foundation, explains what happened on the second and what we celebrate on the fourth.