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US Astronaut Sends July Fourth Message From Space
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(July 5) -- A U.S. astronaut orbiting 200 miles above Earth has sent a Fourth of July message home to America via Twitter. NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock is one of three Americans living in a Russian module aboard the international space station. He wished his country a happy Independence Day on Sunday and sent photos of his celebration. "Happy 4th of July! Celebrating Independence Day morning in the Russian 'Service Module', the ISS Command Post," wrote Wheelock, also a U.S. Army colonel. In a photo he also posted to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Wheelock poses with a Congressional ...
Fourth of July Fireworks Burst Over Sizzling Nation
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (July 5) -- The nation's largest fireworks show lit up the sky in a burst of red, white and blue over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey on Sunday, a scene that was repeated in hundreds of communities in a sizzling end to a scorching day for much of the U.S. "It's amazing on TV," said Marcos Jimenez, a golf caddie who joined thousands of others lining the riverfront for a prime view of the show. "I figured seeing it live would be even better." Budget cuts forced some communities to pull the plug on the pyrotechnics, but the gigantic Macy's fireworks show went on as ...
Another Patriotic Holiday, Another Day of Liberal Flag-Avoidance Syndrome
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyOnce again on a patriotic holiday, only two flags flew on my block, and it breaks my heart. What is it about liberals that makes so many so disinclined to embrace patriotic symbols, to show the world that they care? My block is in upper Northwest Washington, D.C., a beating heart of liberal America. On the Fourth of July, as usual, one flag was flown by a couple who had long government careers in defense and science. The other was at my house. For many years the only flag enthusiast in our household was my husband, a Southerner who served in the Army during the Vietnam era. His devotion -- ...
Even in Hard Times, the Fourth of July Still Rocks
By not in system - AOL News(July 43) -- "Hey, Baby, it's the Fourth of July!" Let's celebrate the politics America birthed today with all the raucous joy embodied by that great Dave Alvin honky-tonk song. Let's go to American parades that cops start with a siren blast from a polished cruiser that crawls down Main Street ahead of an honor guard carrying the USA's red, white & blue banner. Maybe the flag bearers are our National Guard neighbors, back from one sandbox or another or about to ship out, but they're here today, bless 'em. Stand tall and salute appropriately as they pass by left, left, left-right-left. ...
Opinion: Show Your Pride, Hire a Vet
By not in system - AOL News(July 4) -- Our freedom is secure this Fourth of July because of the men and women of our armed services. Unfortunately, far too many of our young veterans, as well as the spouses of active-duty military, have never been less secure. This Independence Day, they're out of work or underemployed and unable to make the most of their talent, experience and skill. More than 20 percent of veterans separated from the armed forces within the past 36 months need a job. That's more than double the already troubling statistics for the general population. These Americans of accomplishment, honor, ...
Independence Day Rocks: Parades, Picnics and Freedom in Difficult Times
By James Grady - Politics Daily"Hey, Baby, it's the Fourth of July!" Let's celebrate the politics America birthed today with all the raucous joy embodied by that great Dave Alvin honky-tonk song. Let's go to American parades that cops start with a siren blast from a polished cruiser that crawls down Main Street ahead of an honor guard carrying the USA's red, white & blue banner. Maybe the flag bearers are our National Guard neighbors, back from one sandbox or another or about to ship out, but they're here today, bless 'em. Stand tall and salute appropriately as they pass by left, left, left-right-left. Then relax in ...
Obamas Plan Two Parties: Malia Turns 12 on July 4
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Obama family returns to Washington from Camp David on Saturday night -- and will spend the Fourth of July, which is also daughter Malia's 12th birthday -- at the White House. On Sunday, the First Family will host administration officials, "military heroes," their families and others on the South Lawn of the White House with a barbeque, concert and a great view of the fireworks on the National Mall. President Obama will make remarks. (Younger daughter Sasha, celebrated her 9th birthday on June 10, heading off a few days later with her sister, mom and grandmother, Marian Robinson for a Los ...
Opinion: 4th of July -- The Dead-Solid Summer
By Will Durst - AOL News(July 2) -- Here's hoping your Independence Day is beyond terrific. Got to love the loudest and most American of all the holidays. Just one of the moments that makes a person prouder than papaya punch to be a citizen of this fine country. The greatest place on the planet, which is why we have all those darn problems with our borders. After all, you don't see a lot of stories about the teeming humanity streaming across the border into Kazakhstan. Or Kyrgyzstan. Which many experts claim are two different countries. Dan Dion Will Durst is author of "The All-American Sport of ...
US Archivist Preps for July 4 on 'Real' Independence Day
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 2) -- David Ferriero stands inside a chilly vault deep within the National Archives building here and looks on as an archivist reads from an original resolution passed 234 years ago today by the Continental Congress: Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved. At the bottom of what became known as the Lee Declaration are 12 hash marks in the ...
Declaration of Independence Text, Retooled for the Web
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsOn June 10, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee made up of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman to draft a declaration of independence from England. Jefferson was the one who actually wrote the declaration, (taking his sweet time) from June 11 to June 28, 1776, and it seems he was making corrections to the draft as he went. The Library of Congress announced today that new hyperspectral imaging of his Declaration rough draft shows he omitted the phrase "our fellow subjects" in favor of the word "citizens." Though the specific ...
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