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Celebrities Born Today: <
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George Steinbrenner (1930)
Neil Simon (1927)
Calvin Coolidge (1872)
Ron Kovic (1946)
Nathanial Hawthorne (1804)
Alan Wilson (1943-1970, Age 27)
Louis Armstrong (1900)
Gloria Stuart (1910)
Eva Marie Saint (1924)
Gina Lollobrigida (1927) |
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July Trivia
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U.S.A. Facts:
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Capital:
Washington, D.C.
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Motto: "In
God we trust"
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Anthem: "The
Star Spangled Banner"
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Bird: Bald eagle
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Flower: Rose |
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Presidential
and July Fourth Trivia:
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► Calvin Coolidge was born July 4, 1872
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died July 4, 1826
James Monroe died July 4, 1836 in Richmond, Virginia
► On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved
the Declaration of Independence, solidifying the U.S.'s independence
from Britain. Although it had been celebrated in one way or
another since 1777, July 4 was declared a federal legal holiday
in 1941. Around 1791, we started calling July 4th "Independence
Day".
► Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence
on July 4, 1776: John Hancock and Charles Thomson. The rest
were mostly added on August 2nd of that year. The last person
to sign it, Thomas McKean, got around to it in 1781.
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In
Case You Didn't Know...
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► This holiday is marked by fireworks, barbecues and parades.
Previously called "rockets," the term "fireworks"
was not established until 1777. Later fireworks that made noise
were invented and dubbed "fire crackers" and in 1880
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