Happy Birthday, America.
Today is a day to celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence that effectively, uh, declared our independence and birthed a nation.
To celebrate there are the ubiquitous fireworks shows across the country and big nightlife parties. You can also plan your own party at home that may or may not include beer can chicken or patriotic beer pong.
It's the first day since 9/11 that visitors to the Statue of Liberty are allowed back in her crown. If you plan on going, make sure you get your tickets in advance. Only 30 people each hour are allowed on teh crowd and most tickets through August are sold out.
Today Is...
- The 185th day of 2009
- Independence Day
Today Was ...
the day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence ... the kind of freaky day in 1826 when founding fathers and former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence ... the day in 1855 when Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass ... the day in 1939 when Lou Gehrig announced his retirement from baseball at Yankees Stadium ... the day in 1950 when Radio Free Europe was first broadcasted ... the day in 1960 when the current 50-star American flag is unveiled honoring Hawaiian statehood ... the day in 1966 when President LBJ signs the Freedom of Information Act ... the day in 1970 when teh radio show "America's Top 40" debuted ... the day in 1971 when Koko, the sign-language gorilla was born ... the day in 1987 when Santana, The Doobie Brothers and Bonnie Raitt rock Soviet Moscow in a Bill Graham concert for peace ... the day in 1996 when the free e-mail service Hot Mail began. | More July 4th events
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