I just love the trivia offered in this marvelous post I found in the GACA Nation Politics/GNP Facebook page!
During
the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies
from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental
Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been
proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United
States independent from Great Britain. After voting for independence,
Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a
statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared
by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author.
Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally
approving it on July 4. A day earlier (July 3), John Adams had written
to his wife Abigail:
"The
second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the
history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be
commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to
God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with
shows, games, sports, GUNS, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one
end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever
more."
Adams's prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.
In a remarkable coincidence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but another Founding Father who became a President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831, thus becoming the third President in a row who died on this memorable day. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872, and, so far, is the only President to have been born on Independence Day.
^from Charles Raney@Papa's Patriots group
Star Spangled Banner Madison Rising
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sUMv5sbW8
John Wayne "America - Why I Love Her"
The distinct voice of the "Duke", John Wayne bellows the praise of "Why I Love Her" referring to Our great country, "America".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQM1oLnMLNU
Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM
Adams's prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.
In a remarkable coincidence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but another Founding Father who became a President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831, thus becoming the third President in a row who died on this memorable day. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872, and, so far, is the only President to have been born on Independence Day.
^from Charles Raney@Papa's Patriots group
Star Spangled Banner Madison Rising
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sUMv5sbW8
John Wayne "America - Why I Love Her"
The distinct voice of the "Duke", John Wayne bellows the praise of "Why I Love Her" referring to Our great country, "America".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQM1oLnMLNU
Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM
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