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Posted on 07/04/2015 10:18:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
July 4th:
"In the pre-Revolutionary years, colonists had held annual celebrations of the king's birthday, which traditionally included the ringing of bells, bonfires, processions and speechmaking. By contrast, during the summer of 1776 some colonists celebrated the birth of independence by holding mock funerals for King George III, as a way of symbolizing the end of the monarchy's hold on America and the triumph of liberty. Festivities including concerts, bonfires, parades and the firing of cannons and muskets usually accompanied the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence, beginning immediately after its adoption.."source: History.com
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"In 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired in salute, once at morning and once again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Philadelphia celebrated the first anniversary in a manner a modern American would find quite familiar: an official dinner for the Continental Congress, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews, and fireworks. Ships were decked with red, white, and blue bunting." source: Wikipedia
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"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair;
the rest is in the hands of God."
George Washington
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This Land Is Your Land
Fifty-nine places contain the word "liberty" in the name. Pennsylvania, with 11, has more of these places than any other state. Of the 59 places, four are counties: Liberty County, Ga. (64,135), Liberty County, Fla. (8,349), Liberty County, Mont. (2,369) and Liberty County, Texas (76,907).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER Shapefiles, the Census Bureau's geographic database (Place/MCD/County combined "used within name" count), unpublished and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
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Fourth of July Cookouts
62.9 million Total estimated number of hogs and pigs as of March 1, 2014. Chances are that the pork hot dogs and sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa.
The Hawkeye State was home to an estimated 19.8 million hogs and pigs. North Carolina (estimated at 8.0 million) and Minnesota (estimated at 7.8 million) were also homes to large numbers of pigs.Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service [PDF - <1.0 MB]
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"The United States Flag Code outlines certain guidelines for the use, display, and disposal of the flag. For example, the flag should never be dipped to any person or thing, unless it is the ensign responding to a salute from a ship of a foreign nation. This tradition may come from the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where countries were asked to dip their flag to King Edward VII: the American flag bearer did not.
Team captain Martin Sheridan is famously quoted as saying "this flag dips to no earthly king", though the true provenance of this quotation is unclear."source: Wikipedia
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Gearing up here too!
Made a trip to the liquor store!
Bought a pint of Jose Cuervo Gold and a pint of Smirnoff too!
Giddy-UP!
I couldn't find anyone to take me downtown to watch the FIREWORKS, so I'll make my own here all by myself!
THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS!
Good. That’s what I’m doing too.
My neighborhood gets smokey on these nights and for football scores.
:)
LOL.
Tonight just might be a rather “early” night for me...
Had never before heard that song, but it’s “catchy.”
LOL! Me too, probably :)
It is really smokey outside. :)
Nothing like being alone on holidays....
:(
Windows is restarting and I can’t stop it.
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