Originally Posted By alexbook From a letter written by John Adams, dated July 3, 1776: "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 Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more." <a href="http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/aea/cfm/doc.cfm?id=L17760703jasecond" target="_blank">http://www.masshist.org/digita...jasecond</a>
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Thank you for sharing that. Very interesting, and beautiful. People don't speak like that anymore.
Originally Posted By mawnck Congress voted to declare independence on July 2nd. The wording of the actual Declaration was approved on July 4th. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...pendence</a> Don't tell Michelle Bachmann. The additional confusion might cause some of the magic smoke to leak out of her ears.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Because while the 13 colonies declared independence on 7/2, it was formally adopted by the continental congress on 7/4. <a href="http://www.hnn.us/articles/132.html" target="_blank">http://www.hnn.us/articles/132.html</a>
