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Read on for some more interesting and fun 4th of July facts and history and enjoy July 4, 2024 by showing them off at your barbecue. Related: 50 Songs About America For Your July 4th Playlist.
4th of July traditions: Fireworks, barbecues, and more. Many modern Independence Day traditions stem from America’s early independence celebrations.
In the United States, the 4th of July is all about mid-summer fun: Planning an epic barbecue menu, coming up with cool pool party ideas and figuring out the best spots to watch the fireworks. But ...
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.
New stars would be added on July 4 after a new state had been admitted. [2] 1827 – Slavery is abolished in the State of New York. 1831 – Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities. 1832 – John Neal delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women. [3] [4]
The word "unanimous" was inserted as a result of a Congressional resolution passed on July 19, 1776: "Resolved, That the Declaration passed on the 4th, be fairly engrossed on parchment, with the title and stile of 'The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America,' and that the same, when engrossed, be signed by every member ...
Former President Barack Obama's older daughter was born on the 4th of July. Malia Obama, now 25, was born on July 4, 1998. John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
The Bay City Fireworks Festival is an American Independence Day festival held each year around the 4th of July [1] on the Saginaw River near Veterans Memorial Bridge in Bay City, Michigan. In addition to the fireworks display, the festival also features several days of live concerts, a carnival, boat tours and more. [1]