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==Notable celebrations==
[[File:Spirit of '76.jpg|thumb|Originally called "[[Yankee Doodle]]", this is one of several versions of a scene painted by [[Archibald MacNeal Willard|A. M. Willard]] that came to be known as ''[[Archibald Willard#The Spirit of '76|The Spirit of '76]]''. Often imitated or parodied, it is a familiar symbol of American patriotism.]]
[[File:Independence Day Parade for the Fourth of July in Washington, DC 2019.webm|thumb|The 2019 Independence Day parade in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
* Held since 1785, the [[Bristol Fourth of July Parade]] in [[Bristol, Rhode Island]], is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Founder of America's Oldest Fourth of July Celebration|url=http://fccbristol.org/meet-fcc-bristol/founder-of-americas-oldest-fourth-of-july-celebration/|publisher=First Congregational Church|access-date=March 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224322/http://fccbristol.org/meet-fcc-bristol/founder-of-americas-oldest-fourth-of-july-celebration/|archive-date=March 23, 2014}}</ref>
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