This week, we will celebrate the 236th anniversary of our nation's independence from Great Britain. But through all of the smoke from the BBQs, the fireworks and Fox News, we will forget a curious fact: the Fourth of July is not America's real birthday. read more
In the minds of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, July 4 certainly was the “birthday” of the new nation! The ratification of the Constitution might be viewed as the young country’s “confirmation,” but July 4 is most certainly it’s birthday. read more