What is the 4th of July all about?
Every year we celebrate our country’s independence from Great Britain. The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence 4 July 1776 in Philadelphia. The first public reading of the Declaration occurred 8 July 1776 in Philadelphia. The signing of the Declaration did not actually begin until August. To learn more about the Fourth of July Celebrations check out Professor James R. Heintz on-line database about the 4th of July (http://www.american.edu/heint ze/fourth.htm#Beginning). So what about the signers of the Declaration of Independence? One organization promotes the idea that the majority of the Signers faced a life of hardship due to their willingness to take a stand. There is also an email that floats around this time of the year making similar claims about these men. According to my research this just isn’t true. TruthOrFiction.com (http://www.truthorfiction.com /rumors/p/patriots.htm) has a nice discourse discussing the validity of the email. USHistory.org (http:/
