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Interesting Facts About Fireworks

Fireworks, used today to celebrate weddings, birthdays and other festivals, were probably made in China around 2000 years ago. The wedding of King Henry VII in 1486 was the first recorded fireworks in...

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Fireworks Display

There is very few holidays that are as awesome and inspiring as the fourth of July. I love to watch fireworks shows across this great land of ours. This is a recounting of my all-time favorite show.

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Fourth of July (as it used to be...)

 I wiped at the watermelon juice with my arm as it dripped off of my chin and carefully spat out the seeds into the grass. I heard the adults laughing at something my dad had told them. They were sitting in...

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God's Cruel Sense of Humor

Bloody discharge scares the daylights out of me when I think it might be some other type of cancer brewing inside my genetically screwed up body.

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The Meaning of Freedom

I grew up in a small town, located just across Lake Belton from Fort Hood, Texas. I remember, vividly, the sounds of war echoing through our home, as I lay in bed each night. The canons' thunderous...

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Do we really celebrate our independence Day

I wonder do we really understand the true meaning of independence day?How should we actually celebrate our independence day ,the fourth of July.Do our kids,who are the future of the country ,really understand...

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4th of July This Year

4th of July holiday is a great American holiday and an excellent long weekend to spend outdoors with friends and family (hopefully, assuming you get Friday and/or Monday off). Some of the best activities to...

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Happy Independence Day?

Happy 4th of July? Today is the day the nation celebrates the great victory over it's once oppressor, England. Backyards are filled with savory aromas, gleeful children, and some just glad for a much...

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Happy 4th of July.

First, everyone have a happy healthy 4th of july. Spend it with family and friends, but don't forget to reflect on the true meaning of the day. It should be celebrated as the founders wished. Loud,...

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Independence Day: An Alphabet Soup Freedom Poem

Art of the poem draws the freedom I loveBelieving who ride on the wings of a doveCaptured in words as free as a kiteDelicately expressed to the winds take flightEternal in thought as I reach high...

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