Monday, June 29, 2009


A brief history of the 4th of July

The link below has the full article.

military.com article

The History of Fourth of July

On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on July 4th, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event.

Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies convened a Continental Congress in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the famous words: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."....

1 Comments:

Blogger Rubber Duck said...

And we are rapidly approaching the day? When Americans will invest more time and effort in celebrating Cinco De Mayo (Mexican independence day) than American Independence day.

I would have never believed that I would live to see these days. Or that they would ever come to pass period.

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