Fun Facts
The 13 Colonies were
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Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts Bay
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Virginia
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1801- The
first public Fourth of July reception at the White House occured
1804- The
first Fourth of July celebration west of the Mississippi occured at
Independence Creek and was celebrated by Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark
1805- Boston
has its first fireworks display; in Charleston, S.C., the American
Revolution Society and the Society of the Cincinnati meet at St.
Philips Church
1876-
Centennial celebrations (many are three-day celebrations, 3-5 July)
occur throughout the United States and abroad
1884- The
formal presentation of the Statue of Liberty takes place in the
Gauthier workshop in Paris
1887- First
Fourth of July celebration in Yellowstone National Park takes place
1912- The new
national flag with 48 stars is "formally and officially endowed"
1926- The
150th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
takes place throughout the nation
1960- The
50th-star American flag waves for the first time as Hawaii is given
statehood
1976- The
nation's Bicentennial occurs.
Betsy Ross sewed it, but who designed the first
U.S. flag? The answer, according to the experts at the Betsy Ross
house, is that it was possibly designed by Francis Hopkinson, a New
Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the
Declaration of Independence.
The stars on the flag were in a circle so that
no one colony would be viewed above another. It is reported that
George Washington said, "Let the 13 stars in a circle stand as a new
constellation in the heavens."
Betsy Ross prayed in the pew next to George
Washington and was a niece of George Ross, so it's not hard to
believe that the members of the Flag Committee formed by the
Continental Congress would call upon Betsy Ross to make the flag.
Did you know that the words "Under God" weren't
added until 1954 to the Pledge of Allegiance?
One lucky Philadelphian purchased a $4.00
picture at a flea market. What they found behind the picture was an
original 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence. It was
sold to TV producer Norman Lear for 8.1 million.
Every 4th of July the Liberty Bell is tapped -
not actually rung.
The Declaration of
Independence
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men
who signed the Declaration of Independence? Click here to find
out.
The Pledge of
Allegiance
Facts about our Pledge of Allegiance
She's a Grand Ole
Flag
Facts about our flag.
Old
Glory
Do you want to know what days to display our flag and the proper
rules for flying and handling the flag?
Bill of
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The ten amendments and why they are so very important to us
today.
Our Nation's
Presidents
A list of our presidents.
I Have a
Dream
Martin Luther King’s famous speech.
President
Reagan's Remarks at the U.S. Ranger Monument
One of two speeches commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the D-Day
Invasion, this speech was delivered at the site of the U.S. Ranger
Monument at Pointe du Hoc, France, where veterans of the Normandy
Invasion, and others, had assembled for the ceremony.
President Bush's Prayer
Service Speech
September 14, 2001, 2:02 PM EDT
Fourth of July
and Summer Recipes
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Poerty
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