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That's right, the
Continental Congress declared our Independence on July 2, 1776, but
since it was the Fourth of July weekend news didn't get out. I'm
guessing. So when did "Americans" really celebrate the Fourth of
July? Congress waited until July 8, when Philadelphia threw a big
party, including a parade and the firing of guns. [Factoid]
Oddly enough, 12 years later on July 2, 1788, the Confederation
Congress, meeting in New York, received word that New Hampshire had
approved the Constitution (on June 21), thus becoming the ninth state
necessary to enact. Now you know two more things that Obama
doesn't. Three, if you count the Constitution.
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