Why do we continue to celebrate Independence Day two days late on the Fourth of July?

The Continental Congress voted to declare independence from England on July 2nd, 1776.

You remember France, it's the country that financed the American Revolution... OK, it was in their self-interest, but still, they made it happen. Let's face it: without the French, there would be no America... in other words, without them, there is no us. — Richard Belzer

Did you know: The French provided 25,000 troops¹ and paid for 90% of the ammunition …