To the Editor: Happy Birthday, America!

CONFER: Happy birthday to the USA and liberty

“Give me liberty or give me death”

To the editor: Happy birthday, America!

Soon we will celebrate with parades, music, and fireworks. We will add this happy noise to an already noisy time in our country’s history. Over recent years, political and ideological divides have intensified. We see symptoms of this polarization across our country, and tension within, and between, our three branches of government.

America’s 249th anniversary in Morris County - WRNJ Radio

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. – Morris County will celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, parades and events honoring America’s founding and the county’s Revolutionary War history, with festivities continuing across multiple towns into mid-July. At Morristown National Historical Park, the public is invited to a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence at noon on July 4. Costumed interpreters will deliver the text as it was shared in 1776,…

Does America even deserve a birthday this year?

Every year on the Fourth of July for as long as I can remember, my family has gotten an ice cream cake, adorned it with candles, and sang “happy birthday” to America. This resilient tradition has looked different throughout my... The post Does America even deserve a birthday this year? appeared first on Where Peter Is.

Celebrating the Nation’s 249th Birthday On the Mountain

Teller/Ute Pass Area Gears Up for Record Surge of Weekend Festivities Trevor Phipps A record surge of visitors and locals are expected to invade the local high country this weekend for an unprecedented slew of Independence-Day festivities, special shows and patriotic ceremonies. For the first time in years, the Fourth of July holiday, especially famous […]