Let The Oatmeal help you forget about Christopher Columbus and celebrate this federal holiday appropriately.
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Independence Day
Today is July 4, Independence Day here in the United States. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary1: independence |ˌindəˈpendəns| noun the fact or state of being independent : Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816 | I’ve always valued my independence. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from independent , partly on the pattern of French …