🎆 Happy Independence Day 2019
07-04-19, 12:00 AM
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🎆 Happy Independence Day 2019
The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution.
On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.
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07-04-19, 12:47 AM
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Hong Kong aren't quite feeling it just yet. Teething issues, maybe.
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07-04-19, 01:00 AM
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8 years, 4 months and 15 days later, the British buggered off for nearly three decades before deciding to have another go.
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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-cou...-life-rankings
Who's laughing now.
In all seriousness, happy July 4th.
Who's laughing now.
In all seriousness, happy July 4th.
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Originally Posted by OBoile
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-cou...-life-rankings
Who's laughing now.
In all seriousness, happy July 4th.
Who's laughing now.
In all seriousness, happy July 4th.
I did a cross country bike tour from Seattle to Boston and went through the upper peninsula and St. Saint Marie to enter Quebec before dropping back down to the US in upstate NY. I really liked Ontario and the monuments in eastern Ontario especially are an alternative history of the Revolution and the War of 1812.
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Originally Posted by bikemig
The damn loyalists who were forced to flee the newly independent US and moved to Canada ended up with health insurance . . .
I did a cross country bike tour from Seattle to Boston and went through the upper peninsula and St. Saint Marie to enter Quebec before dropping back down to the US in upstate NY. I really liked Ontario and the monuments in eastern Ontario especially are an alternative history of the Revolution and the War of 1812.
I did a cross country bike tour from Seattle to Boston and went through the upper peninsula and St. Saint Marie to enter Quebec before dropping back down to the US in upstate NY. I really liked Ontario and the monuments in eastern Ontario especially are an alternative history of the Revolution and the War of 1812.
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It's not even 11 and it's already miserable out. Hot and soupy. 'Posed to shower this afternoon but be dry for the big fireworks display, which takes place about a 7 minute walk from my house.
Going to grill a fat pompano for dinner. Maybe I will trundle over to my local for a while and then over to see the pyrotechnics.
Going to grill a fat pompano for dinner. Maybe I will trundle over to my local for a while and then over to see the pyrotechnics.
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Happy 4th, y'all!
I went for a morning ride on my closest thing to an American bike, which is my Chinese built Schwinn, while wearing a red, white, and blue shirt. Just to be in the spirit of things.
The lack of car and truck traffic due to the holiday was an excellent bonus.
I went for a morning ride on my closest thing to an American bike, which is my Chinese built Schwinn, while wearing a red, white, and blue shirt. Just to be in the spirit of things.
The lack of car and truck traffic due to the holiday was an excellent bonus.
07-04-19, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by FiftySix
Happy 4th, y'all!
I went for a morning ride on my closest thing to an American bike, which is my Chinese built Schwinn, while wearing a red, white, and blue shirt. Just to be in the spirit of things.
The lack of car and truck traffic due to the holiday was an excellent bonus.
I went for a morning ride on my closest thing to an American bike, which is my Chinese built Schwinn, while wearing a red, white, and blue shirt. Just to be in the spirit of things.
The lack of car and truck traffic due to the holiday was an excellent bonus.
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Originally Posted by OBoile
It's funny, the War of 1812 was essentially a draw, but both sides steadfastly claim victory. It shows just how open to interpretation history can be.
07-05-19, 06:46 AM
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Come over here and beat our best team at our de facto national sport, and you can celebrate in any fashion you'd like. You see over here, soccer is a game most often played casually on weekends.
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Originally Posted by MikeyMK
. . . .
I heard they were going to mime Brexit, but they couldn't agree on how.
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