Fourth of July

English 2022 July 4 Etymology thumb|A Fourth of July (sense 1) fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, U.S.A. The proper noun comes from an ellipsis of the fourth day of July.the Fourth (of July) n 3611905 fourth adj. and n 74017 March 2022 1; n The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Pronunciation fôrthˌ-əv jə-laɪˈˈˈˈˈˈˈ -jo͞o- -jo͝o- en /ˌfɔɹθ‿əv d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/ /-d͡ʒu-/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Fourth of July.wav US en /ˌfɔːθ‿əv d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/ RP en aɪ 4 en Fourth of Ju ly Proper noun s 1 The national holiday of Independence Day in the United States, celebrated (commonly with fireworks) on the fourth day in July to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776. en Fourth Independence Day en A Saner Fourth The Chicago Sunday Tribune LXX 29 Chicago, Ill. The Tribune Company 16 July 1911 Metropolitan Section 4 https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_1911-07-16_70_29/page/n15/mode/1up 3 And the Ohio State Journal reports that “it was the hottest, quietest, and safest Fourth of July that Columbus ever had. The firecracker, the gun, and the cannon did not appear, and so there was not an injured or mangled boy or dead body anywhere yesterday as a result of powder patriotism. What a happy condition for the city to be in! What a marked difference from other days, after the Fourth. It seems that these ear splitting and soul stabbing Fourth of Julys are ended; and it is well; it is very well.” en Annie Hamilton Donnell Do-As-You-Please Day: A Fourth of July Story The Christian Herald(In Which Is Incorporated World Outlook) An Illustrated News Weekly for the Home 44 27 New York, N.Y. Graham Patterson 2 July 1921 469 https://archive.org/details/christianherald44unse/page/n590/mode/1up 1 MARY went in to the frail little mother and told her the news through the cotton wool in both ears. Mrs. Davis had no difficulty hearing, so beautifully penetrating is good news. The relief in her pale little face “choked” Mary. / “My dear! You are an angel, there in that white robe! All you haven’t got is wings! If you knew—if anybody but me could know the tortures Fourth of Julys are to me.” en Martha Bolton Season’s Greetings Growing Your Own Turtleneck… and Other Benefits of Aging Bloomington, Minn. Bethany House Publishers 2005 98 https://archive.org/details/growingyourowntu0000bolt/page/98/mode/1up 0-7642-0003-8 Our Fourth of Julys are sounding different, too. Come to one of our barbeques and you might hear “Praise the Lord and Pass the Metamucil” or that ol’ patriotic favorite “Let Eardrums Ring.” en Fourth of July en 2025 Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson Stars, Near & Far Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century Science / Astronomy w:Blackstone Publishing 978-1-6650-1981-1 1523890573 90 The brightest supernova in your Milky Way galaxy to be visible from Earth was seen and recorded by the Chinese during the Song Dynasty on the 4th of July in A.D. 1054. Alternative forms en 4th of July Derived terms en knee-high by the Fourth of July Translations national holiday of Independence Day in the United States Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 美國獨立日 Měiguó dúlìrì Georgian: ka ოთხი ივლისი, ka დამოუკიდებლობის დღე, ka ამერიკის დამოუკიდებლობის დღე Hebrew: he הָרְבִיעִי בְּיוּלִי harevi'i beyuli Spanish: es Cuatro de julio m Swedish: sv USA:s nationaldag c, sv amerikanska självständighetsdagen c, sv USA:s självständighetsdag c Noun ? en chiefly US A cocktail containing one part grenadine syrup, one part vodka, and one part blue curaçao, reminiscent of the red, white, and blue colors of the United States flag, often poured in layers so that the colors do not mix when the drink is served. Translations cocktail containing one part grenadine syrup, one part vodka, and one part blue curaçao References Further reading Independence Day (United States) Fourth of July (disambiguation) en American Revolution Cocktails Four Holidays United States