In CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776

Happy 229th Birthday, America!!!

Okay, I'm 3 days early but I figured I'd post it now since it's going to be a crazy weekend.

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on July 4, 1776, in our little old town of [b]Philadelphia[/b], "The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" was signed.

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Independence Hall, [b]Philadelphia[/b], the cradle of liberty.

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[i]"Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof"[/i] ~ Inscribed on the Liberty Bell

[link=http://www.usafband.com/mp3/The%20Star%20Spangled%20Banner%20(instrumental).mp3]The The Star Spangled Banner as performed by the United States Air Force Band[/link]

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[blockquote][i]"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."[/i][/blockquote]
Thank you to the men and women of our armed forces and those in harms way. Godspeed and safely come home soon!
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[hr]Special thanks to the following individuals:

Connecticut
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Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott

Delaware
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Caesar Rodney
George Read
Thomas McKean

Georgia
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Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton

Maryland
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Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Massachusetts
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John Hancock
Samual Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry

New Hampshire
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Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Matthew Thornton

New Jersey
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Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
John Hart
Abraham Clark

New York
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William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris

North Carolina
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William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn

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Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross

Rhode Island
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Stephen Hopkins
William Ellery

South Carolina
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Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Arthur Middleton

Virginia
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George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee

 

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Happy Independence Day!


GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

 

Happy 4th July!

*slinks off, shoulders hunched, kicking stones muttering about "ungrateful colonists"*

 

Happy Fourth of July, everyone!

 

Happy Birthday America!

Have a happy and safe July 4th everyone!

 

Happy 4th of July everyone, hope you all have a great day celebrating our country's 229th birthday.

 

New York Abstains, Courtesly

Happy Fourth Everyone

 

Happy 4th everyone, and I don't want to hear about any fireworks accidents now.

 

Wendy, exactly.

 

Happy Birthday America!

 

Abstains from what?

 

I think John is referencing the musical 1776, in which the delagate of NY always abstained from every vote.

 

Bingo

 

I reject that notion on the simple fact that I have no idea what it means.

I was scanning the stations on the radio and came across Ray Charles singing "America". WOW!

 

For those that are interested, you can read the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives website, here:

Declaration of Independence Transcript

It's amazing how this document, written over 200 years ago, was the seed that gave birth to a new nation and new form of government never before seen. The experiment continues.

 

Happy Bday USA!!!!

 

Caesar Rodey is the best!

 

Happy belated 4th of July!