As an American did you embrace 4th of July this year?

I see a few people saying they add it to the weekend to extend a holiday, but that doesn't happen every year, just when the holiday falls on a Monday, Thursday or Friday - the holiday doesn't always .... A lot of Americans take the week of Fourth of July off, because you get 9 days off while only spending 4 vacation days. read more

No, I did not embrace the 4th of July this year. I am beginning to think that independence of Britain was a mistake. As I write this, Americans celebrate the anniversary of the signing of a document called The Declaration of Independence. A declaration of independence from the rule of the King of England. read more

Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. read more