Happy 235th Birthday USA...

[aardvark1]

July 4, 2011 the USA will celebrate 235 years since members of the Continental Congress adopted and approved the wording of the Declaration of Independence.

History has some questions as to the exact date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Please enjoy the holiday and be safe.

Regards,

 

[Euphod]

Yes, Happy Birthday nation 'o' mine, it's a wonder we've survived this long, and I pray we celebrate many more...

 

[HiBaller]

Bill
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[Retro00064]

Yes, happy 235th birthday to the United States of America.

Keep it safe and sane, all. Do not use any fireworks that are illegal in your state. They are illegal for a reason: your safety! Do not smuggle them in. Do not break the law!

Regards.

 

[cascaderailroad]

http://s525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/cascaderailroad/?action=view&current=WetFireWerksSuck.mp4

 

[Retro00064]

Nice video. Looks like it is possibly/probably going to be a wet and stormy Independence Day over here, because of a big storm approaching.

Regards.

 

[sniper297]

My kid plays with BIG fireworks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64zPGpyVkJo

 

[kittycraft]

I think NS celebrated Independence Day by running 9 trains in 5 hours(VERY RARE FOR HERE)through here & with all engineers laying on the horn, I also got to hear my first real Shave & A Haircut too.

 

[airtime]

Happy Independence Day to our closest friends over the pond in the great USA, the UK wishes you well...:wave:

Joe Airtime

 

[Thai1On]

Well, I celebrated yet another birthday along with the country of my birth; although I now live on the other side of the world. Most people get the happy birthday song on their birthdays but I get two, the birthday song and the Star Spangled Banner.

I was cornered by my students and sang happy birthday and then they wanted to know more about the 4th of July in the USA. A cool but very basic lesson and both the students and I enjoyed it.

To quote a favorite movie of mine.

Here's to the army and the navy and the battles they have won. To the red, white, and blue. The colors that never run.

My the wings of liberty never lose a feather!

 

[TopGEK]

JEAN :wave:

 

[rjhowie]

No wish to decry their day of celebration however Americans seem very overly patriotic which is kind of quaint whereason this side of the pond we tend to be more laid back.

 

[Euphod]

No wish to decry their day of celebration however Americans seem very overly patriotic which is kind of quaint whereason this side of the pond we tend to be more laid back.

Don't worry, that will be bred out us before too many generations pass. We have a wealth of patriotic holidays that harken back to simpler times, and generations of families gathering together to watch a parade, watch fireworks, cook out, go to the beach, etc... These days have become ingrained in our history as days to remember and look forward to. As America becomes more "diverse", and those that celebrate these days are pushed into the minority, the focus will change.
I'm sure someday a certain date in May will become the national holiday, and old glory will only be seen at the post office. If the post office survives, that is.

 

[rjhowie]

You may well have something there Euphod and that may dilute as the population content is increasingly changing from the indigenous. I have visited the "Ex-Colonies" twice (!) and everywhere you seen flags which although locally wouldn't be noticed much as part of their everyday background strangers would. Coming from here one would tend to think it overdone but it's not my country or tradition so each to their own of course.

It is amusing to ponder as to what would have happened if the Revolution failed? Some years ago we had a tv series on the internal US history shared between I think the BBC and Time. Seems that only a third of the population actually actively supported the event another third stayed with the Crown and the rest weren't too fazed one way or another! Probably routine in many places?

 

[aardvark1]

You may well have something there Euphod and that may dilute as the population content is increasingly changing from the indigenous. I have visited the "Ex-Colonies" twice (!) and everywhere you seen flags which although locally wouldn't be noticed much as part of their everyday background strangers would. Coming from here one would tend to think it overdone but it's not my country or tradition so each to their own of course.

It is amusing to ponder as to what would have happened if the Revolution failed? Some years ago we had a tv series on the internal US history shared between I think the BBC and Time. Seems that only a third of the population actually actively supported the event another third stayed with the Crown and the rest weren't too fazed one way or another! Probably routine in many places?

Perhaps another perspective.....

1...The third that supported the Crown were profiting from the trade with the Crown on cotton and tobacco.

2...The third that were not 'fazed' may have been plantation owners who used those people sold into slavery to support the cotton and tobacco goods.

3...The remaining third did not agree with numbers 1 and 2 above.

Please, let this topic end. We have our history, you have your history.

I have asked the Mods to close this thread.

Respectfully,