Post by bomb on Jul 3, 2010 20:59:35 GMT -5
Hello fellow Americans, and greetings to members from different countries who might not know what this holiday is.
tommorow is the 4th of July, the day that America celebrates independence day, usually with lots of fireworks, explosions, and alchohol.
for those of you who dont live in the USA, you might not know why we celebrate this... here are some facts...
Happy Independence day! now go blow some $#!T up!
tommorow is the 4th of July, the day that America celebrates independence day, usually with lots of fireworks, explosions, and alchohol.
for those of you who dont live in the USA, you might not know why we celebrate this... here are some facts...
- July 4th, 1776 the day the declaration of independence was signed. this signified the seperation from... you guessed it, Great Britain. it was also the beginning of a new country, America.
- The actual day the colonies seperated from England is July 2nd, but we celebrate the day the document was signed.
- Big fireworks are actually illegal in some states in America, though that doesn't stop us from traveling to buy explosives...
- In 2009 New York city had the biggest fireworks display in the country. Over 22 tons of pyrotechnics were exploded. Thats the equivalent to 19,985 Kilograms
- The reason we use fireworks as part of the 4th of July celebration is this:
John Adams (a Founding Father and signer of the Declaration , who would also later be the 2nd president), wrote a letter to his wife, and said that Independence Day "will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America...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 [performances], Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations [fireworks] from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."
Happy Independence day! now go blow some $#!T up!