ShaggyJebus wrote...
I think I'm the only person in the world that doesn't like fireworks. They hurt my eyes and ears.
Happy 4th, fellow Americans. This is the day the country was formed, right? Was that when we beat Britain, or when we drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Man, I'm a bad American.
Yes you are lol funny how there's Americans who don't know their own history, but lucky for you I'm gonna give you a history lesson. July 4th is supposed to represent Independence Day however it wasn't really the actual day on when the Americans declared their Independence from the British. It was on July 2, 1776 when the 13 Colonies (before they joined together and became America) decided to declare Independence from the British. So they requested a document to explain their reasoning behind this decision, which is known as the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. It was debated and finally approved on July 4, 1776 but due to the British attacking near them they had to flee to another location. So none of the Americans shot fireworks or celebrated till July 8, 1776 when it was first publicly read, also the actual signing of the document didn't take place until August 2, 1776.
On a side note Thomas Jefferson (author) and John Adams (editor) both died on July 4th, kinda odd huh. Anyways hopefully the information that I gave you is correct, too bad my all knowing dad isn't here to help me out lol.