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Fun things to do with your kids on the 4th

Take a trip to a special fort, park or monument near you. That will add special meaning to this Fourth of July holiday. You can also visit museums, statues and various tribute areas that are close to or in your town. Don't forget to take the camera!

Rent some great Fourth of July themed movies to watch. Your local video store will know just what movies to suggest for this great holiday. This is something that everyone can enjoy. It is a great way to spend some quality time with your friends and family.

Attend a Fourth of July celebration in your town. These will be advertised in your local paper. Many cities have wonderful Fourth of July celebrations, concerts and events. Some are free of charge. It would be a shame not go to those.
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July 4th:
"When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radical.

By the middle of the following year, however, many more colonists had come to favor independence, thanks to growing hostility against Britain and the spread of revolutionary sentiments such as those expressed in Thomas Paine’s bestselling pamphlet “Common Sense,” published in early 1776.

On June 7, when the Continental Congress met at the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, the Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion calling for the colonies’ independence.

Amid heated debate, Congress postponed the vote on Lee’s resolution, but appointed a five-man committee–including Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York–to draft a formal statement justifying the break with Great Britain."
source: History.com

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