I love trivia.I love holidays.
So, of course, I love holiday trivia.
Writers’ brains collect enough information to fill a storehouse packed with fun facts that add details to light up the reader’s imagination, paint a story’s settings in a lively and vivid manner and is useful to impress friends at a party.
Enjoy the following 4th of July information:
The first Independence Day was celebrated in Philadelphia not on the July 4th, but on July 8 1776.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the event.
America’s birthday is also celebrated in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and England. In Denmark, where people listen to songs and speeches about the friendship between the United States and Denmark, the celebration is known as ‘Rebildfest.’
Up until Henry Ford and his millions of cars came along, the Fourth of July was traditionally the most miserable day of the year for horses, tormented by all the noise and by the boys and girls who threw firecrackers at them.
The word ‘patriotism’ comes from the Latin patria, which means ‘homeland’ or ‘fatherland.’
The Statue of Liberty is a 151-foot statue (including the torch) of a woman with a 4½-foot nose and a 3-foot mouth. In her left hand she holds a book, upon which is written ‘July 4, 1776.’
'The Star Spangled Banner' was written by Frances Scott Key and was originally set to the tune of an English drinking song.
July 4th was not a federal legal holiday until 1941.
The origin of Uncle Sam probably began in 1812, when Samuel Wilson was a meat packer who provided meat to the US Army. The meat shipments were stamped with the initials, U.S. Someone joked that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam". This joke eventually led to the idea of Uncle Sam symbolizing the United States government.
Take a moment over this holiday weekend to say a prayer of thanks for this wonderful country.
Up until Henry Ford and his millions of cars came along, the Fourth of July was traditionally the most miserable day of the year for horses, tormented by all the noise and by the boys and girls who threw firecrackers at them.
The word ‘patriotism’ comes from the Latin patria, which means ‘homeland’ or ‘fatherland.’
The Statue of Liberty is a 151-foot statue (including the torch) of a woman with a 4½-foot nose and a 3-foot mouth. In her left hand she holds a book, upon which is written ‘July 4, 1776.’
'The Star Spangled Banner' was written by Frances Scott Key and was originally set to the tune of an English drinking song.
July 4th was not a federal legal holiday until 1941.
The origin of Uncle Sam probably began in 1812, when Samuel Wilson was a meat packer who provided meat to the US Army. The meat shipments were stamped with the initials, U.S. Someone joked that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam". This joke eventually led to the idea of Uncle Sam symbolizing the United States government.
Take a moment over this holiday weekend to say a prayer of thanks for this wonderful country.
Happy Birthday, U.S.A.
Jeanie
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