July 4th, 2006
Fourth of July is Independence Dayfrom FirstGov.gov, the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
American University's Historian James Heintze created a website Fourth of July Celebrations Database containing thousands of July Fourth factoids. "The site, which has drawn more than 350,000 visitors since its inception, features chronologies of notable July Fourth celebrations and music events, speeches, and presidential addresses. The site even offers a history of Independence Day weather and cuisine." American Weekly Summer News
U.S. Census Press Releases: The Fourth of July
Those Census folks keep track of more then who lives where. How much was spent for Fireworks in 2005 ? How many millions $$ were spent on American Flags ? How many hotdogs will be munched on July 4th ? How many towns in the US have "Liberty" in their name ?Check out their site for answers to those questions and many more !
Today in History July 4th,
from the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection. Pictures, posters, audio files, and historical information. "The Library of Congress posts a wealth of online information pertaining to the Declaration of Independence and its principle author, Thomas Jefferson."
A Capitol Fourth: America's Independence Day Celebration - from PBS
~ History of the Fourth ~ Patriotic Reflections ~ Fireworks and Fun ~
CNN: Modern Media Meets Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) -- "Thomas Jefferson isn't about to start listening to an iPod, with telltale earbud wires dangling from beneath his three-cornered hat as he walks the streets of Colonial Williamsburg.But people far from the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia can use their portable audio players to hear costumed interpreter Bill Barker talk about portraying Jefferson or, in honor of the Fourth of July holiday, read the Declaration of Independence.The world's largest living history museum long has used modern media to share its stories with audiences far beyond its 301-acre Historic Area, dating back to before World War II when it produced an educational film for schools.Today, it has an extensive Web site with photo slideshows, online exhibits and interactive tours, and it offers "electronic field trips" for schools using live television broadcasts and the Internet.It's also using something that didn't even exist a couple years ago: podcasts." for the rest of the article
Link to Colonial Williamsburg Where History Lives
Those Census folks keep track of more then who lives where. How much was spent for Fireworks in 2005 ? How many millions $$ were spent on American Flags ? How many hotdogs will be munched on July 4th ? How many towns in the US have "Liberty" in their name ?Check out their site for answers to those questions and many more !
Today in History July 4th,
from the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection. Pictures, posters, audio files, and historical information. "The Library of Congress posts a wealth of online information pertaining to the Declaration of Independence and its principle author, Thomas Jefferson."
A Capitol Fourth: America's Independence Day Celebration - from PBS
~ History of the Fourth ~ Patriotic Reflections ~ Fireworks and Fun ~
CNN: Modern Media Meets Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) -- "Thomas Jefferson isn't about to start listening to an iPod, with telltale earbud wires dangling from beneath his three-cornered hat as he walks the streets of Colonial Williamsburg.But people far from the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia can use their portable audio players to hear costumed interpreter Bill Barker talk about portraying Jefferson or, in honor of the Fourth of July holiday, read the Declaration of Independence.The world's largest living history museum long has used modern media to share its stories with audiences far beyond its 301-acre Historic Area, dating back to before World War II when it produced an educational film for schools.Today, it has an extensive Web site with photo slideshows, online exhibits and interactive tours, and it offers "electronic field trips" for schools using live television broadcasts and the Internet.It's also using something that didn't even exist a couple years ago: podcasts." for the rest of the article
Link to Colonial Williamsburg Where History Lives
Take the How Would Yankee Doodle Do ? Quiz from the Florida Times-Union
At the TCC Library
Patriotic holidays of the United States : an introduction to the history, symbols, and traditions behind the major holidays and days of observance. by Henderson, Helene, :Omnigraphics, c2006. Reference REF JK1761 .H46 2006
Celebrating the fourth : Independence Day and the rites of Nationalism in the Early Republic / by Len Travers. Univ. Mass Press,c1997. E286 .A184 1997 print version & electronic version
National Treasure
Summary: Since his childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates has known that he is a decendant of a long line of people whose job has been to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. They hid clues to its whereabouts in the country's currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, Ben has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: he has to steal it himself. Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004 DVD, 131 min.picture - Circulation A-V CVR 721
The Declaration of Independence : origins and impact
CQ Press,c2002. E221 .D35 2002
Inventing America : Jefferson's Declaration of independenceby: Garry Wills. Doubleday, c1978. E221 .W64 -
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A leap in the dark : the struggle to create the American republic
by: John Ferling. Oxford Univ Press,2003. E195 .F47 2003
American scripture : making the Declaration of Independence
by: Pauline Maier. Pauline, Knopf,1997. E221 .M24 1997
Becoming America : the revolution before 1776
by: Jon Butler.: Harvard Univ Press, 2000. E188 .B97 2000
by Cokie Roberts.
William Morrow,c2004. E176 .R63 2004
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