The picture made $96 million domestically in its first week of release, and stayed the No. 1 movie for three weeks, ultimately earning $817 million worldwide, which is $1.68 billion today adjusted for inflation.

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 US map is covered across each letter of "Google," and the Doodle follows the white, red, and iconic blue color scheme with white stars over it.