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Join Date: Mar, 2009
Posts: 22
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Location: Australia
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Happy 4th of July - Happy Birthday America!
    
Wishing everybody in the US a very Happy 4th July ....
Little bit of history for interested folks, while I was reading on it:
Independence Day also known as 4th of July is the birthday of the United States of America. It is celebrated on July 4th each year in the United States. It is the anniversary of the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress - July 4, 1776. The day they announced to the world that the 13 colonies no longer belonged to Great Britain. Independence Day was first observed in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.
On July 4, 1777, the night sky of Philadelphia lit up with the blaze of bonfires. Candles illuminated the windows of houses and public buildings. Church bells rang out load, and cannons were shot from ships breaking the silence. The city was celebrating the first anniversary of the founding of the United States.
The Fourth of July soon became the main patriotic holiday of the entire country. Veterans of the Revolutionary War made a tradition of gathering on the Fourth to remember their victory. In towns and cities, the American flag flew; shops displayed red, white, and blue decorations; and people marched in parades that were followed by public readings of the Declaration of Independence. In 1941, Congress declared July 4 a federal legal holiday.
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Join Date: Mar, 2009
Posts: 22
Gender: Female
Location: Canada
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Yup, Happy Birthday America. We just celebrated our Canada Day on July 1st, Wednesday. Since it was mid week, many people took 2 days before or after the holiday off. It was just awesome. Hope you have the same fun weekend, America ....    
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