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"The Second Day of July 1776 will be the most memorable Epocha in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the Day of Deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more." - John Adams, written in a letter to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776, celebrating the vote to agree to a Declaration of Independence from England. (July 4 is the day that the wording was approved but the concept of independence was born on July 2, 1776.)
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:08:12 +0000

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