Some question the value of Independence Day because subsequently ... after 300 years on that moment, people were happy and felt that they were free without the Spanish looking at them." ...

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Thankfully, we live in a free India, where we have the liberty ... For ourselves, for our families, and for our country. Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from ... holiday to commemorate the day the United States laid down its claim to be a free and independent nation.