Fourth of July CelebrationsCompiled by Denise Taylor
Fourth of July Becomes a Federal Holiday 5 Photo Gallery: The Founding Fathers The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or 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...
/PRNewswire/ -- All are invited as San Antonio turns red, white and blue for the Fourth of July holiday and to be a part of the inaugural festive San Antonio...
People at the parade said afterward they planned to head to the swimming pool and fire up the grills to finish out their celebrations. "It's going to be as large as it is high" The Village of Itasca has a population of only 10,000, but for its annual Fourth of July celebration, bet...
The events include square dancing, an amateur barbecue competition, a community reading of the 1852 speech, “What, to the Slave, is your Fourth of July,” by Frederick Douglass, and more.
PenfieldFourth of JulyParadeCelebrationsCommunityFestivitiesHarris Whalen ParkDon Alhart Rochester, N.Y.—Fourth of July celebrations are underway this this weekend. Penfield kicked off their fourth of July celebration with a parade down Five Mile Line Road on Saturday. This years parade featur...
Fourth of July celebrations set to go on as scheduledMurphy, Matt
Among a number of tribes benign forms of the ceremony continued, usually as part of Fourth of July celebrations. There were a few tribes, however, that have attempted to revive the Sun Dance in its original form and meaning. After the dancers all tear free, or after four days, the Sun ...
Hamburgers and hot dogs are the food of choice, but steaks are also prepared often. There is nothing better than a great American meal and a cold drink celebrating the Fourth of July. It is a popular holiday, and it is one that has great meaning to most Americans.Vocabulary...
John Adams, an American Founding Father, and the second President of the United States, predicted how Americans would spend our future Independence Days when he wrote to his wife, Abigail, on July 3, 1776, the day after the Second Continental Congress made its decree for freedom: " I am ...