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The 4th of July falls on a Sunday this year, which means it will be observed on Monday, July 5th—giving many Americans a three-day holiday weekend! ... “The First Fourth of July Celebration at ...
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.
In Bristol, Rhode Island, a salute of 13 gunshots in the morning and evening marked the day in 1777, the country’s first formal Fourth of July celebration and a point of pride in the town to ...
In 1785 the Bristol Fourth of July Celebration (beginning as the Patriotic Exercises) was founded and the Fourth of July has been celebrated every year in Bristol since that date, although the parade itself was canceled several times. [3] [4] On years when July 4 falls on a Sunday, the parade is held on Monday the 5th. [5]
July 4 is the 185th day of the year ... 1855 – The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, ... "Historical Events on July 4". OnThisDay.com.
1927. President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge pose outdoors at a party celebrating the 4th of July and his 55th birthday at the State Game Lodge and Resort in Custer State Park ...
The 2019 Salute to America was an event arranged by the Trump administration held on Independence Day, July 4, 2019, in Washington, D.C. It took place at the National Mall and included presentations of U.S. military vehicles, an address by President Donald Trump from the Lincoln Memorial, flyovers by military aircraft, and a fireworks display.
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