It also became a federal holiday on June 28 that year. During the first Fourth of July celebration in Philadelphia, a cannon was fired 13 times, and 13 fireworks were set off in honor of the ...

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My first Fourth of July in Sterling was 2002. My bed and breakfast at the Old Library had been open for less than a month. A guest came through the front doors after an early morning run ...

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was the first example of fine art to take the Fourth of July celebration as its subject. Originally entitled "View of Centre Square on the Fourth of July," the painting symbolized the growing ...