4TH OF JULY

                                FOURTH OF JULY


    Wooo, that color coding took me far too long.  Anyway.  4th of July: not just another excuse to lay outside in the summer time, grilling, shooting off fireworks, and wearing that red, white, and blue.  Though it sounds very fun, 4th of July is a day of great importance.  4th of July is two days after the day that back on July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, after cutting ties with Britain. Two days later, the delegates from the thirteen colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson.  

Originally, when the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, very few colonies wanted complete independence from Great Britain because of their beliefs.  Although, in the midst of the next year, more and more colonists decided it was best to sever ties with Great Britain due to growing hostility.  And now, we celebrate this federal holiday in observance of our great independence!

DID YOU KNOW? "John Adams believed that July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate the birth of American independence, and would reportedly turn down invitations to appear at July 4th events in protest. Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826—the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence."

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