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In Toledo, Ohio, 60 women turned out in Turkish costume at one of the city's grandest social events. [10] Bloomer balls and bloomer picnics were held; dress reform societies and bloomer institutes were formed. [11] A grand festival in favor of the costume was held at New York City's Broadway Tabernacle in September. [12]
The United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, food and music. Nature and politics also play a role this year, with Hurricane Arthur ...
4th of July traditions: Fireworks, barbecues, and more. Many modern Independence Day traditions stem from America’s early independence celebrations.
Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.
July 2 – Louis Zamperini, American war veteran and Christian evangelist (b. 1917) July 4. Earl Robinson, baseball player (b. 1936) Richard Mellon Scaife, businessman (b. 1932) July 5 – Rosemary Murphy, German-born American actress (b. 1925) July 7 – Dick Jones, actor (b. 1927) July 9 – Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (b ...
July 4, 2023 at 4:43 AM Americans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Tuesday, Fourth of July , marking the 247th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
Law and crime Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is sentenced to 5 years and 9 months at Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, convicted on 12 charges of indecently assaulting female minors between 1968 and 1986. Harris will be eligible for release on licence after half of the sentence in 2017. (BBC News) A Kindergarten teacher is stabbed and killed in front of students at the ...
But rather than placing the date on which Congress had approved the measure at the top — July 2, 1776 — he placed the date on when he had finished copying it — July 4.