To truly have a good 4th of July why not learn the history! This takes us back to 1776 to learn the real truth, the fireworks are supposed to be on the 2nd, the real signing of The Declaration of Independence. But we claimed our Independence from England on the 4th so Win Win! In 1817 John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past, that was all about to change. Unfortunately Adams died 9 years later on the 4th of July with Thomas Jefferson dead the same morning in 1826. John Adams was mad because the holiday was on the 4th and the signing was on the 2nd. In the 1920's fireworks were ridiculously unsafe. This year we celebrate America's 240th birthday!
Other famous things that happened on July 4th include:
* In 1831 James Monroe died.
* In 1870 Congress made it a National Holiday.
*Calvin Coolidge was born in 1872, our 30th president.
*Tokyo Rose was born in 1916 in California.
*The US flag flows with 50 stars in 1960 (thanks Hawaii)
* Lou Gehrig gives his farewell speech in 1939 at Yankees Stadium.
