...July 4, 2008 In the summer of 1776, it was not all that clear that the American colonies were to be independent from England. This was new age thinking, this freedom talk, even though Americans had been mostly self-governing themselves for about 150 year...

...July 4, 2008 In the summer of 1776, it was not all that clear that the American colonies were to be independent from England. This was new age thinking, this freedom talk, even though Americans had been mostly self-governing themselves for about 150 year...

...sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson Today in 1776, Americans declared their independence and became a brand new nation. And now, 232 years later, we can sit here and blog ab...

...sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson Today in 1776, Americans declared their independence and became a brand new nation. And now, 232 years later, we can sit here and blog ab...

...E Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]We wish you all a happy independence day. 232 years have gone by since July 3rd, 1776 when we adopted the Declaration of Independence and broke the shackles from the Kingdom of Great Britain. This is a special...

...on of the 4th of July. But we also don't want to forget about the origins of this summer holiday. On the 4th of July in 1776, the United States' Second Continental Congress declared their right for freedom by approving the Declaration of Indepe...

Some Founding Fathers/Presidential/Americana by way of the Broadway Musical. (By way of recent Tony broadcast excerpts.)First, the beloved 1776.Then, for the flip side, here's a little Assassins....See you Monday.