A cross-post from Back to the Basics!
Taken from History.com :
"Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has
been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of
Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American
Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies then
fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a resolution that would declare
their independence from Great
Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental
Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates
adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas
Jefferson. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the
birth of American independence, with typical festivities ranging from
fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and
barbecues."
It's not all about barbecues and fireworks! It's about
Freedom and Independence,
something many people take for granted.
The History
Channel has a few great videos which we have found very informative.
Even Netflix has a PBS series that's worth watching called Liberty.
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against
every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on
inference. ~Thomas Jefferson
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from
injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their
own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of
labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is
necessary to close the circle of our felicities. ~Thomas Jefferson
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of
liberty abused to licentiousness. ~George Washington
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an
enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got
possession.
~George Washington
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. ~John
Adams
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty
to study mathematics and philosophy.
~John Adams
Have a Happy and Safe INDEPENDENCE Day!
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