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4th of July: Why we celebrate and where to see fireworks and events in Winnebago County
On July 4, 1777, the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common. In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and ...
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Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? Set off fireworks? What happened on July 4, 1776
In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and ...
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Arlington’s 1976 bicentennial bash featured contests, a parade and a 300-pound cake
Sitting on the reference stacks at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History at Arlington Central Library are five thick, blue, nearly 50-year-old bound editions. They are the archives of the ...
Crain's New York Business18h
Former Center for Fiction building to become 19-unit apartment complex
A historic literary center in Midtown that traded hands for almost $8 million several months ago is slated to be partially ...
The New York Sun19h
New York’s ‘Path of Liberty’ Celebrates America’s Independence on the Streets Where It Was Won
The public art installation is breathing the Spirit of ’76 into the nation today, saluting links in a chain extending back to ...