Is Home Depot open on July Fourth 2021?
INDEPENDENCE Day is the celebration of the US declaring itself free of British rule in 1776. The federal holiday falls on July 4 - the day the US proclaimed its independence. Since July 4 falls on a Sunday in 2021, the Independence Day holiday will be observed on Monday, July 5. Federal offices such as banks and post offices will be closed on July 5, and many other businesses and restaurants will be shuttered as well. However, Home Depot locations will be open for business on both July 4th and July 5th. There are more than 2,200 Home Depot stores across North America. Check your local store for operating hours. The Second Continental Congress, led by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, formed a committee to draft a document that would formally sever ties with England. "A total of 86 changes were made to his draft and the Continental Congress officially adopted the final version on July 4, 1776," according to PBS.org. Copies of the Declaration of Independence were distributed the following day, and The Pennsylvania Evening Post published the document on July 6. "The Declaration of Independence has since become our nations most cherished symbol of liberty," according to PBS.org. The city of Philadelphia would mark Independence Day on July 4, 1777 with special events and the adjourning of Congress. However, Independence Day was not established as a holiday until 1870.