{"id":25876,"date":"2012-07-04T10:01:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T08:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=25876"},"modified":"2012-07-04T10:01:25","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T08:01:25","slug":"happy-independence-day-4th-of-july-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/eclectic\/happy-independence-day-4th-of-july-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independence Day 4th of July 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nJust want to wish all of our American Friends a Happy Independence Day July 4th<\/a>!<\/strong>
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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u00a0Independence Day<\/strong>, commonly known as the\u00a0<\/span>Fourth of July<\/strong>, is a\u00a0<\/span>federal holiday<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>United States<\/a>\u00a0commemorating the adoption of the\u00a0<\/span>Declaration of Independence<\/a>\u00a0on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the\u00a0<\/span>Kingdom of Great Britain<\/a>. Independence Day is commonly associated with\u00a0<\/span>fireworks<\/a>, parades,\u00a0<\/span>barbecues<\/a>, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts,\u00a0<\/span>baseball games<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>family reunions<\/a>, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the\u00a0<\/span>national day<\/a>\u00a0of the United States<\/span><\/p>\n

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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the\u00a0American Revolution<\/a>, the legal separation of the\u00a0Thirteen Colonies<\/a>\u00a0from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the\u00a0Second Continental Congress<\/a>\u00a0voted to approve a\u00a0resolution of independence<\/a>\u00a0that had been proposed in June by\u00a0Richard Henry Lee<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Virginia<\/a>\u00a0declaring the United States independent from Great Britain.\u00a0<\/span>After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the\u00a0Declaration of Independence<\/a>, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a\u00a0Committee of Five<\/a>, with\u00a0Thomas Jefferson<\/a>\u00a0as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier,\u00a0John Adams<\/a>\u00a0had written to his wife\u00a0Abigail<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Adams’s prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.<\/p>\n

Historians have long disputed whether Congress actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and\u00a0Benjamin Franklin<\/a>\u00a0all later wrote that they had signed it on that day. Most historians have concluded that the Declaration was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed.<\/p>\n

In a remarkable coincidence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve asPresidents of the United States<\/a>, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but another\u00a0Founding Father<\/a>\u00a0who became a President,\u00a0James Monroe<\/a>, died on July 4, 1831, thus becoming the third President in a row who died on this memorable day.\u00a0Calvin Coolidge<\/a>, the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872, and, so far, is the only President to have been born on Independence Day.<\/p>\n

The Original Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776:<\/strong>
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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Independence Day July 4, 1776<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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