STATESIDE STORIES: The Spirit of Independence! »
The American Spirit of Independence brings in July with a bang, which all started a year after the Revolutionary War against the British Rule in April of 1775, when the Continental Congress declared Independence in 1776 on July 2nd in Philadelphia in a document largely written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by representatives of the original 13 colonies.
STATESIDE STORIES: Independence Day History! »
– – By Mary Foran –
Flag-waving and sparklers, glow-sticks and petardos, and cold fried chicken and corn-on-the-cob may not be your idea