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Re: INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:34:32 GMT

Re: INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:57:16 GMT

Enjoy the music

Happy Independence Day Everyone

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Re: INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:04:46 GMT

Hi everybody!

Re: INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:33:08 GMT

Hi Thomas,

Great of you to post this thread in honor of July 4th...it's an important holiday for us & I agree with Peter, that the reason we celebrate goes much deeper than the picnics and family gatherings & barbecues. It's a time for remembering all who've sacrificed so much that we might enjoy the freedoms that we have.

Let us never forget & may freedom ring from the mountain tops to the plains and everywhere in between.

Have a great day with your family and friends, and may God bless you greatly as you serve Him.

Take care,

Cheryl :-)

Re: INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:39:34 GMT

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The Star Spangled Banner

by Francis Scott Key
20 September 1814

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, O'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Re: INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:55:06 GMT

Achi Thomas,

Great thread.

Happy 4th to all and most importantly to remember what it stands for. It's not about the barbecues and the family get togethers, (which are important in their own right) parades and general holiday spirit but Independence and freedoms that are the inalienable right of all Americans.

Today is a day of reflection and thought of not only the past but of the future and on this day check and see if all that was still is and what is the cause of the steady erosion of the freedoms all of us consider our right and the founding fathers fought for.

One way of celebrating the 4th of July is to participate in a Tea Party near your home. Just a thought.

Shalom,

Peter

Re: Nominations/Election WEEK Ending July 7th for the 196th POTW:

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:50 GMT

INDEPENDENCE DAY- JULY 4th 1776-2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:02:16 GMT

_{During the}_{American Revolution}_{, the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the}_{Second Continental Congress}_{voted to approve a}_{resolution of independence}_{that had been proposed in June by}_{Richard Henry Lee}_of_Virginia_{. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the}_{Declaration of Independence}_{, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a}_{Committee of Five}_{, with}_{Thomas Jefferson}_{as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier,}_{John Adams}_{had written to his wife}_Abigail_:

_“

_{The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch 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 shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.}

_”

_{Adams' prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.}

_{One of the most enduring myths about Independence Day is that Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The myth had become so firmly established that, decades after the event and nearing the end of their lives, even the elderly Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had come to believe that they and the other delegates had signed the Declaration on the fourth. Most delegates actually signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776. In a remarkable series of coincidences, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two}_{founding fathers}_{of the United States and the only two men who signed the Declaration of Independence to become}_president_{, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the United States' 50th anniversary. President}_{James Monroe}_{died exactly five years later, on July 4, 1831, but he was not a signatory to the Declaration of Independence.}

In 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired, once at morning and again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Philadelphia celebrated the first anniversary in a manner a modern American would find quite familiar: an official dinner for the Continental Congress, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews, and fireworks. Ships were decked with red, white, and blue bunting.
In 1778, General George Washington marked July 4 with a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute. Across the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, France.
In 1779, July 4 fell on a Sunday. The holiday was celebrated on Monday, July 5.
In 1781, the Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration.
In 1783, Moravians in Salem, North Carolina, held a celebration of July 4 with a challenging music program assembled by Johann Friedrich Peter. This work was titled "The Psalm of Joy".
In 1791 the first recorded use of the name "Independence Day" occurred.
In 1870, the U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.
In 1938, Congress changed Independence Day to a paid federal holiday.

Re: Your A Nice Piece Of Work!

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:47 GMT

_{BARB, i love you ladyfriend, your commitments and your time is precious, not many hours in a day trust me i know this lol , when you can and when you feel like posting is ok, we all understand each others schedules can be a little to much at times.}

Re: Your A Nice Piece Of Work!

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:08 GMT

Hi Thomas thank you. :)

Yes I am doing well and feel more close to my Adlandpro friends lately since I won the POTW award!

I will try to be more on time. I hope I don't get late again.

Love and big hugs Thomas.

Barb