One thing that the Fourth of July is known for is fireworks! So, in that grand tradition, I’m running some videos of fireworks! Be sure to enjoy them!
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For this holiday weekend, I thought I’d share a series of great articles from About.com on the Fourth of July by Beverly Hernandez. Here’s the first, which focuses on general history of the holiday:
>>The History And Origin Of Independence Day
By the middle of the 1700s, the 13 colonies that made up part of England’s empire in the New World were finding it difficult to be ruled by a king 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. They were tired of the taxes imposed upon them. But independence was a gradual and painful process. The colonists could not forget that they were British citizens and that they owed allegiance to King George III.
It’s a time of tight budgets everywhere due to a bad economy, so it comes as no surprise that the Fourth of July festivities are not going to be quite as … festive … as they have been in previously better times.
Here’s a story about it from USA Today:
>>City Budgets Snuffing July 4th Fireworks by Stacey Jones
Cities across the USA are dousing the fuse on Fourth of July fireworks displays this year because of continued budget woes.
Glendale, Ariz., Jersey City and Springfield, Mo., are among the latest cities that have canceled their traditional Independence Day celebrations, joining other cities including San Francisco suburb Redwood City and Ridgefield Park, N.J.