As someone who loves history and is truly aghast at the many lies we've been taught as "history", I'd like to share a little secret with you about our Independence Day. Our true Independence Day is not July 4th but actually July 2nd, 1776.
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During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain in 1776 actually occurred on July 2, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by
Richard Henry Lee of
Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain rule.
[5][6] After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the
Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a
Committee of Five, with
Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it two days later on July 4. A day earlier,
John Adams had written to his wife
Abigail:
The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.
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Adams's prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.
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Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia
Also....all those original American flags you see....actually not designed by Betsy Ross. That was a lie told about her by her grandson. The person who actually designed the original national flag was a guy and his name was Francis Hopkinson.
BTW, he asked to be paid for the design of the flag in wine. Now that is clearly someone who understood the meaning of the July 2nd holiday.
