Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a quintessential American holiday in 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

The administration and people of the United States celebrated the July 4 Independence Day with the signing of the tax-cut and spending bill into law, a flyover of Air Force's B-2 stealth fighter jets and a grand fireworks display.

On July 4, a series of demonstrations erupted across the United States in protest of President Donald Trump and his administration's policies. The protests on the country's 249th anniversary came less