Day 535 (July 4, 2012)
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| Love the Fourth of July |
The
second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the
history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be
commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to
God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with
shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one
end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
- John Adams (Because the official adoption of the United
States Declaration of Independence was two days later, the fourth of
July rather than the second, became known as the US Independence Day.)
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