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2017-07-04 Home Front: Culture Wars

Have a Happy Independence Day! (From rottweiler)

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-07-04 05:16|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 p.s. Happy Entebbe Day

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-07-04 05:19|| 2017-07-04 05:19|| Front Page Top

Remembering a fallen hero.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-04 05:31|| 2017-07-04 05:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Things you may or may not know about the 4th:
1. Only two people actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson, secretary of Congress. Most of the other signers did so on August 2nd.
2. There were disagreements about when to actually celebrate our nation’s independence. John Adams advocated for a celebration on July 2nd, which was the day Congress actually voted for independence.
3. Three U.S. presidents died on the Fourth of July. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe. Ironically, Adams and Jefferson both died on the holiday in 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the independent United States.
4. In 1778, George Washington chose to celebrate the holiday with his soldiers by ordering a double ration of rum.
5. Break out the grill, you wont be the only one! Americans eat around 155 million hot dogs on the fourth every single year. We also spend $92 million on chips, $167.5 million on watermelon, and $341.4 million on beer.
The Horn News. https://thehornnews.com/5-little-known-fourth-july-facts-will-leave-shocked/

Seems like booze was and is an important part of celebrations of the 4th.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-07-04 17:16|| 2017-07-04 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Only two people actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th

Most of the other signers did so on August 2nd.

Poor black babies hardest hit.

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