Happy Fourth of July
What does Independance Day mean to you Justanother day off work when the date falls during themiddle of the week
Your main vacation week Traveling or staying hometo complete that long-awaited home project Whateverthe plans be thankful we have the ldquoFreedomrdquo to checkout the abundant patriotic events featured in this issueof The Weekender We have the ldquoFreedomrdquo to choosewhatever we wish attend Fairs and festivals are defi-nately abundant this time of year and this summer is noexception Wersquove even discovered some new events toadd to our agenda So whatever you choose rememberto thank God for our Freedom
10 Interesting Facts About Independence Day The first Independence Day celebration took place
in Philadelphia on July 8 1776 This was also the daythat the Declaration of Independence was first read inpublic after people were summoned by the ringing ofthe Liberty Bell
The Declaration of Independence was first present-ed to Congress on June 28 1776 after more than ayear of trying to appeal the practice of taxation byEngland without representation in the EnglishParliament
50 flags are flown 24 hours a day at the WashingtonMonument
Originally the stars on the flag were arranged in acircle to denote the equality of all the colonies
Thomas Jefferson died on the 50th anniversary ofthe Declaration of Independence So did John Adamswho also signed the Declaration
Only John Hancock actually signed the Declarationof Independence on July 4 1776 All the others signedlater
The White House held its first 4th of July party in1801
Barbecue is big on Independence Day with morethan 74 million Americans planning one We eat around150 million hot dogs and buy around 700 millionpounds of chicken
July 4th became a national holiday in 1941 President Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4
1872I would like to wish you a happy and safe
Independence Day all summer long
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things to do editor isenjoying a day at the
beach See page 6 forfavorite swimming
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