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You already know that your father
walked 10 miles in the snow to get
to school, with only bits of card-
board on his feet for shoes.
Nov what else did he do in the
past? Did he celebrate July 4 with a
cookout and fireworks? Why not ask
your parents and grandparents to
write down their memories of the
holiday, then take some of their tra-
ditions and make them your own.
Meanwhile, if you want to know
how communities, past and present,
celebrate the day, here are a few fas-
cinating tidbits:
• The Declaration of
Independence was first printed on
July 6, 1776, in the Pennsylvania
Evening Post. The next day, the first
public reading of the document was
held at Independence Square in
Philadelphia.
• And how about those fireworks
that we enjoy to this day? The first
July 4 fireworks didn't actually occur
until one year after independence
was declared, in 1777. (The biggest
fireworks display to date: July 4,
1976, when Washington, D.C.,
marked the country's 200th birthday
with 33 tons of fireworks).
• Every July 4 in Tecumseh, Neb.,
citizens raise hundreds of flags
around the courthouse. Each bears
the name of a Tecumseh native who
served with the U.S. armed forces.
• In Lititz, Pa., residents spend
each winter making thousands of
candles. On July 4, children living in
the city light the candles as part of
the holiday.
• In 1776, Americans celebrated
their independence by tearing down
a statue of King George III of
England, which was in New York.
The lead from the statue was report-
edly used to make bullets.
• Historian James R. Heintze man-
aged to find a newspaper account of
a 1777 July 4 celebration from the
Virginia Gazette, which reports:

"About noon all the armed ships and
galleys in the river were drawn up
before the city, dressed in the gayest
manner, with the colours of the United
States and streamers displayed.
`At one o'clock, the yards being prop-
erly manned, they began the celebra-
tion of the day by a discharge of thir-
teen cannon from each of the ships,
and one from each of the thirteen gal-
leys, in honour of the Thirteen United
States ...

`Afi-er dinner a number of toasts
were drank, all breaking independ-
ence, and a generous love of liberty,
and commemorating the memories of
those brave and worthy patriots who
gallantly exposed their lives, and fell
gloriously in defence of freedom and
the righteous cause of their country ...
"The evening was closed with the
ringing of bells, and at night there was
a grand exhibition of fireworks, which
began and concluded with thirteen
rockets on the commons, and the city
was beautifully illuminated. Every
thing was conducted with the greatest
and decorum, and the face
ce of joy
and gladness was universal.
"Thus may the 4th of July, that glo-
rious and ever memorable day, be cele-
brated through America, by the sons of
freedom, from age to age till time shall
be no more. Amen, and amen."

• The Name Game:

Can you guess what patriotic
name is the most popular for cities
and towns in the United States?
(Hint: there's one in Metro Detroit).
The answer: Franklin, with 37 incor-
porated cities or towns in the coun-
try. Nov challenge your family to
come up with the other top 10
names. The answers are below, but
don't peek until you've given it your
best shot.

• I Declare:

If a trip to Washington, D.C., to
see the real Declaration of
Independence isn't on your agenda
in the near future, you can still see
the original document and learn
some fascinating facts about its his-
tory on the Web. Visit the National
Archives as
www.archives.goy/national_archives_
experience/charters/declaration.html
for a virtual tour, and a really fun
history lesson. ❑

Answer to The
Name Game:

1) Franklin (37)
2) Washington (33)
3) Liberty (27)
4) Jefferson (26)
5) Lexington (19)
6) Adams (14)
7) Concord (13)
8) Independence (10)
9) Hancock (6)
10) Philadelphia (6)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau