the 4th of july holiday started on july 4, 1776.
when does the 4th of july holiday start?
july 4 , 1776
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during the middle of the nineteenth century at wesleyan, cannons were fired to celebrate the fourth of july holiday. in 1859, the school calendar was changed such that school was not in session during the fourth of 





















































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prior to its acquisition by the college, the campus was occupied by captain partridge's american literary, scientific and military academy. as a result, several old cannon were partly buried in the ground as posts. in order to celebrate george washington's birthday, one of these was dug up, cleaned, and fired in the early morning hours by some freshman students.
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