Los Angeles, Ark. -- Common lore Americans connect with the Fourth of July is inaccurate because the main celebratory points took place two days prior, a British historian says.
Cultural history Professor Peter de Bolla of King's College at Britain's Cambridge University said in a Los Angeles Times story published Saturday that while the Fourth of July is commonly tabbed as Independence Day, July 2 would actually be a more accurate day to celebrate.
July 2, 1776, was the day colony delegates voted at the Second
Continental Congress in Philadelphia to seek independence from Britain, de Bolla said.
The history professor said July 4, 1776, was simply the day officials from the 13 colonies chose to make their July 2 ruling public.
