Little known fact: John Adams thought July 2nd would "the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America." Yet, we celebrate Independence on July 4th, which is the day Congress approved the Declaration of Independence and sent it to the printer, implicitly giving the recognition of the 4th a Jeffersonian viewpoint.
We do know for certain July Fourth was not the day that people signed the Declaration as Revolutionaries continued to sign the document through August.
Yet, for the romantics, there was a time when patriots would gather together and read the actually document rather than barbecue burgers and dogs and whatever....desecrating the American flag by placing it on cakes and napkins and shorts and shirts.
Oh well. In The Washington Post, George Will has an interesting column on the history of Independence Day.
And if you are looking for some online fun, take the latest Citizenship Quiz from MSNBC. Good Luck!!! And is this is meant to prepare people for citizenship, it explains a lot.
2 comments:
Well, I'm allowed to be a citizen--barely. I scored 85%
you're just lucky you typed your comment in English. If it appeared in Spanish, i would call Steve Ogden and suggest deportation for you.
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