[Would ask your prayers for us. We had a freak storm flood our home and
garage, destroying many valuable possessions, including our freezer and
hundreds of books in my pastoral library. It will take weeks and much
strength (both Teresa and I are limited in that capacity) to get the mud and
debris cleaned up. “Fireworks” came a day early for Casper!]
Ps 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD”
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4th of July Trivia – Here are the ANSWERS to when these events occurred
(astound your friends and neighbors . . .
JULY 1 HARD GRIF.NET
1. Independence Day became a legal holiday = July 4th, 1941
2. Our present 50-star flag was first flown = July 4th, 1960
3. The words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
= July 4th, 1954
4. 2nd President of the United States John Adams died = July 4th, 1826
5. Chemist Marie Curie, Nobel Prize winner for discovering radium, died of
leukemia (brought on by her own x-rays) = July 4th, 1934
6. Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice’s Adventures Underground to
the Liddell sisters = July 4th, 1862
7. Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer of the Scarlet Letter, was born = July 4th,
1804
8. The last time the Liberty Bell was rung = July 4th, 1835
9. Congress revised the resolution of Independence and made it public = July
4th, 1776
10. Massachusetts General Court declared this the first state holiday and
celebration = July 4th, 1781
JULY 2 HARDER GRIF.NET
11. Dear Abby and Ann Landers (twins Esther Pauline and Pauline Ester) were
born = July 4th, 1918
12. The very first Independence Day Party was held in the White House = July
4th, 1801
13. Writer Henry David Thoreau moved to a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond
= July 4th, 1845
14. Vicksburg, the Gibraltar of the South, fell to Union forces = July 4th,
1863
15. Beloved American composer and song writer Stephen Foster was born = July
4th, 1826
16. 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, was born = July
4th, 1872
17. Colorado enters the Union as the Centennial State = July 4th, 1876
18. Bristol, Rhode Island, is home to the oldest continuous Independence Day
celebration, held annually since = July 4th, 1785
19. This day was first called “Independence Day” on = July 4th, 1791
20. 3rd President of the United States Thomas Jefferson died = July 4th,
1826
JULY 3 HARDEST GRIF.NET
21. Republic of Hawaii formed = July 4th, 1894
22. At the Battle of the Horns of Hattin, Saladin defeated the Crusader army
and wrested control of the Holy Land = July 4th, 1187
23. 5th President of the United States, James Monroe, died = July 4th, 1831
24. Lou Gehrig, stricken with ALS, made his farewell speech in Yankee
Stadium = July 4th, 1939
25. The Statue of Liberty was presented in Paris as a gift from France to
the US = July 4th, 1884
26. US probe “Pathfinder” lands on Mars = July 4th, 1997
27. “America the Beautiful” was published by Katharine Lee Bates = July 4th,
1895
28. First direct keyboard data entry in a computer was performed at MIT =
July 4th, 1954
29. The greatest city-wide fire in the US (Portland, ME) only later eclipsed
in Chicago and San Francisco = July 4th, 1866
30. The Philippines were granted their independence = July 4th, 1946
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
“Jesus knows me, this I love”