Hello @goldgrifin007,

My country was born from revolution. This nation was once 13 colonies owned and controlled by England. Those colonists did not like the way they were treated by the English. They did not think they were treated fairly. So they revolted. Not everyone in the colonies agreed with the revolution, but enough people agreed to assemble an army and fight for their freedom. All over my country (mostly on the east coast), there are markers that designate when battles with the British were fought. This fight for freedom became part of our national identity. We finally won that freedom on July 4, 1776. That's our Independence Day. That's the day when we became free from England. It was a long road to developing a government and a national identity, but July 4, 1776 marks the beginning of our country as an independent nation. That's why it's such a big deal here.