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Independence Day: Fourth of July

July 4, 2010 at 12:00 PM

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Have Fun! Happy Fourth of July, folks (at the very least, this should be applicable to our American readers)! Get your game on, with the extended weekend being celebrated across the U.S. Or get your barbie fired up, for you fans of BBQ grilling. Or just relax and let other people do things for you! [...]

Sure there are other countries that celebrate their independence days on other days in the year, but today is the Independence Day for the United States of America. This year, as many of you have already experienced, the observed federal holiday began yesterday, July 3rd, due to the fact that the 4th of July occurs [...]

Independence Day: Fourth of July

July 4, 2008 at 12:01 AM · 1 comment

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Happy Fourth of July! … Er, oh, yeah… so, not all of you Avid Readers are “American“, so this federal/secular holiday may be somewhat stupifying. Go figure. In addition to fireworks displays and parades, there’s the tradition of massive, hopefully delicious (and edible) barbecues held by families and friends across the nation. However, for some [...]