Today, the United States is celebrating her 239th birthday and many of us will observe this special day celebrating with family at cookouts and fireworks displays.
We urge each of you to take a few minutes out of your day to explore the significance of Independence Day by doing a few things with your family.
First, read the Declaration of Independence. It is both a pleasurable and a rewarding experience that should be enjoyed by every citizen. The Declaration is a deep, rich ...document, giving the twenty-seven reasons that America was birthed, and also setting forth in its first 155 words the six immutable principles of American government – the six principles on which the Founders later erected the Constitution of the United States – the six principles that still produce American Exceptionalism today. You can download printable copies.
We urge each of you to take a few minutes out of your day to explore the significance of Independence Day by doing a few things with your family.
First, read the Declaration of Independence. It is both a pleasurable and a rewarding experience that should be enjoyed by every citizen. The Declaration is a deep, rich ...document, giving the twenty-seven reasons that America was birthed, and also setting forth in its first 155 words the six immutable principles of American government – the six principles on which the Founders later erected the Constitution of the United States – the six principles that still produce American Exceptionalism today. You can download printable copies.
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Learn something new about those who wrote the Declaration. Look at the names of the fifty-six signers; find one you don’t know – perhaps one you’ve never heard of before; look him up and read a short bio about him. Short biographies are available at Colonial Hall.
http://colonialhall.com/biodoi.php
As for the fireworks and festivities surrounding Independence Day, John Adams missed the date by two days but he accurately described our observances:
"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." – John Adams, Letter to Abigail Adams, July 3, 1776; Works 9:420
And how did George Washington mark the occasion of the signing of the Declaration of Independence? He bought a broom. Really.
http://www.npr.org/…/on-july-4-1776-george-washington-bough
Bill Bailey
Learn something new about those who wrote the Declaration. Look at the names of the fifty-six signers; find one you don’t know – perhaps one you’ve never heard of before; look him up and read a short bio about him. Short biographies are available at Colonial Hall.
http://colonialhall.com/biodoi.php
As for the fireworks and festivities surrounding Independence Day, John Adams missed the date by two days but he accurately described our observances:
"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." – John Adams, Letter to Abigail Adams, July 3, 1776; Works 9:420
And how did George Washington mark the occasion of the signing of the Declaration of Independence? He bought a broom. Really.
http://www.npr.org/…/on-july-4-1776-george-washington-bough
Bill Bailey
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