U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 4

To: FEATURES EDITORS

Contact: Rick Reed of U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, +1-301- 457-3670 (fax), rreed@census.gov

WASHINGTON, July 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4: INDEPENDENCE DAY

Profile America -- Wednesday, July 4th. Today is that most American of holidays -- Independence Day. On this day in 1826 -- the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence -- two men who helped form the young nation, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, both died. And in 1884, France presented the Statue ...

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