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Photos from across the country of Fourth of July events and parades marking 248 years since the Declaration of Independence.
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.
4th of July traditions: Fireworks, barbecues, and more. Many modern Independence Day traditions stem from America’s early independence celebrations.
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, John Trumbull, (1786–1820), Yale University Art Gallery. Trumbull painted a smaller version (only 20.875 by 31 inches (53.02 cm × 78.74 cm)) entitled The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 (1786–1820) that is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
Krimmel painted a sequel in 1819. Likewise entitled Fourth of July Celebration in Centre Square, this work features more patriotic and kinetic imagery, including a portrait of George Washington beneath an American flag, a painting of the Battle of New Orleans mounted below a Pennsylvania regimental flag, several men in military dress uniforms, and troops on parade in the background.
The Fourth of July was celebrated annually throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and in 1870, Congress declared the day a federal holiday. But it wasn’t until 1941 that the date became a paid ...
Ancient and Horribles Parade, founded in 1926, is a nationally known Fourth of July parade on U.S. Route 44 (Putnam Pike) in the village of Chepachet, Rhode Island, in the town of Glocester. Parades of horribles were a New England tradition dating back prior to the 1870s or earlier in various small towns across New England.
Here, see photos of U.S. presidents celebrating Independence Day through the years: 1914. ... He soon made West Virginia a July 4th tradition; he spoke at an Independence Day Celebration in ...