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The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, John Trumbull, (1786–1820), Yale University Art Gallery. Trumbull painted a smaller version (only 20.875 by 31 inches (53.02 cm × 78.74 cm)) entitled The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 (1786–1820) that is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.
Share these patriotic quotes with your followers to show you bleed red, white, and blue! These short messages will show your love for the U.S.A.
An American flag and the Bicentennial emblem were also painted on the side of the VAB; the emblem remained until 1998, when it was painted over with the NASA insignia. NASA planned for Viking 1 to land on Mars on July 4, but the landing was delayed to July 20, the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
4th of July traditions: Fireworks, barbecues, and more. Many modern Independence Day traditions stem from America’s early independence celebrations.
A boy carrying a large American flag walks along a road during the annual Barton Hills neighborhood 4th of July parade in south Austin, Texas. A few hundred residents walked the half-mile parade ...
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Yet the day he was praising was July 2, the day independence was declared by the Second Continental Congress, not July 4. Yes, folks, we Americans are doing it wrong by celebrating Independence ...