CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY AT KATHY'S KORNER "Stars and Stripes Forever" INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence Day, July 4th, is the most important holiday in the United States. It celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The day has always been the occasion for parades and patriotic speeches and for every variety of noisy jubilation. In fact, the firing of cannon and fireworks caused so many injuries, by the early 1900's, ordinances forbidding private pyrotechnics were passed in many cities. Today, Fourth of July fireworks are largely handled by professionals. President Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence: "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 other to be, totally dissolved." When the Declaration of Independence was declared, John Adams wrote this historic letter to his wife: "I am apt to believe that this day 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 solemized 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 forevermore." THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Bay New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia THE LIBERTY BELL The Liberty Bell is a pre-Revolutionary War relic that was first hung in 1753 in the newly finished Pennsylvania State House, the building that would eventually become Independence Hall. The bell is inscribed with the words Proclaim Liberty throughout the land. It was rung on the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, inaugurating an Independence Day tradition that was observed every year (with the exception of 1777-78, when the bell was removed and hidden from the British occupiers of Philadelphia) until 1846. That year a small crack enlarged to the point where the bell could no longer be sounded. Perhaps the most famous symbol of the colonial struggle for independee, it is now housed in Philadelphia's Liberty Bell provilion. FLAG CAKE LINKS: Fourth of July Picnic and Festive Celebration Independence Day on the Net Declaration of Independence Betsy Ross Homepage Crafts-Five Point Star Sign View Back to Holidays Select where you want to go Kathy's Kitchen Join Recipe of the Week Club Recipe of the Week Banner Exchange Kraft Korner Kredits Kinfolk Kudos Holidays Seasons Travel Updates Pam's Pea Patch Maui Tennis Sign Guestbook View Guestbook Home Sweet Home
"Stars and Stripes Forever" INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence Day, July 4th, is the most important holiday in the United States. It celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The day has always been the occasion for parades and patriotic speeches and for every variety of noisy jubilation. In fact, the firing of cannon and fireworks caused so many injuries, by the early 1900's, ordinances forbidding private pyrotechnics were passed in many cities. Today, Fourth of July fireworks are largely handled by professionals. President Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence: "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 other to be, totally dissolved." When the Declaration of Independence was declared, John Adams wrote this historic letter to his wife: "I am apt to believe that this day 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 solemized 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 forevermore." THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Bay New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia THE LIBERTY BELL The Liberty Bell is a pre-Revolutionary War relic that was first hung in 1753 in the newly finished Pennsylvania State House, the building that would eventually become Independence Hall. The bell is inscribed with the words Proclaim Liberty throughout the land. It was rung on the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, inaugurating an Independence Day tradition that was observed every year (with the exception of 1777-78, when the bell was removed and hidden from the British occupiers of Philadelphia) until 1846. That year a small crack enlarged to the point where the bell could no longer be sounded. Perhaps the most famous symbol of the colonial struggle for independee, it is now housed in Philadelphia's Liberty Bell provilion. FLAG CAKE LINKS: Fourth of July Picnic and Festive Celebration Independence Day on the Net Declaration of Independence Betsy Ross Homepage Crafts-Five Point Star Sign View Back to Holidays Select where you want to go Kathy's Kitchen Join Recipe of the Week Club Recipe of the Week Banner Exchange Kraft Korner Kredits Kinfolk Kudos Holidays Seasons Travel Updates Pam's Pea Patch Maui Tennis Sign Guestbook View Guestbook Home Sweet Home
Independence Day, July 4th, is the most important holiday in the United States. It celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The day has always been the occasion for parades and patriotic speeches and for every variety of noisy jubilation. In fact, the firing of cannon and fireworks caused so many injuries, by the early 1900's, ordinances forbidding private pyrotechnics were passed in many cities. Today, Fourth of July fireworks are largely handled by professionals.
"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 other to be, totally dissolved." When the Declaration of Independence was declared, John Adams wrote this historic letter to his wife: "I am apt to believe that this day 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 solemized 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 forevermore."
When the Declaration of Independence was declared, John Adams wrote this historic letter to his wife:
"I am apt to believe that this day 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 solemized 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 forevermore."
The Liberty Bell is a pre-Revolutionary War relic that was first hung in 1753 in the newly finished Pennsylvania State House, the building that would eventually become Independence Hall. The bell is inscribed with the words Proclaim Liberty throughout the land. It was rung on the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, inaugurating an Independence Day tradition that was observed every year (with the exception of 1777-78, when the bell was removed and hidden from the British occupiers of Philadelphia) until 1846. That year a small crack enlarged to the point where the bell could no longer be sounded. Perhaps the most famous symbol of the colonial struggle for independee, it is now housed in Philadelphia's Liberty Bell provilion.
Perhaps the most famous symbol of the colonial struggle for independee, it is now housed in Philadelphia's Liberty Bell provilion.
FLAG CAKE LINKS: Fourth of July Picnic and Festive Celebration Independence Day on the Net Declaration of Independence Betsy Ross Homepage Crafts-Five Point Star Sign View Back to Holidays Select where you want to go Kathy's Kitchen Join Recipe of the Week Club Recipe of the Week Banner Exchange Kraft Korner Kredits Kinfolk Kudos Holidays Seasons Travel Updates Pam's Pea Patch Maui Tennis Sign Guestbook View Guestbook Home Sweet Home
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