Thanks again to my good friends at Wikipedia, I bring to you some background on our next holiday - Independence Day, aka Fourth of July, aka tomorrow.
In the United States, Independence Day (commonly known as the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, baseball games, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States, but is often also viewed as simply a summer festival, apart from its patriotic overtones.
I'll be starting my Fourth of July celebration in Las Vegas, but will slowly be working my way back East and spending the rest of my weekend in upstate New York with my family. We'll be missing my Dad, but hopefully he'll have a nice, quiet Independence Day too.
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