President Thomas Whitmore: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
I always thought that naming it “Independence Day” was an attempt to cash-in on the fact that it was ready for release the 4th of July holiday weekend, and no other reason- it really has nothing to do with the movie.
Even the ‘date’ screens during the movie showing that the invasion was coming up to the 4th of July seemed like an after-thought to make sure the movie fit the title
But hey... it works
My only problem is that he used Independence Day as the world’s holiday. Fourth of July is always an American holiday.