Today is the birthday of the declaration of independence
 

...of a nation...that from its humble beginnings...has become the richest most powerful nation on the earth. I am a citizen of that nation and with pride I salute thee...America.

Here is the full size huge version if you want to read it
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Link because GFY will auto resize it
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...dependence.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vrrDeZwi7D...eclaration.jpg

ADG

Grats to you all :)

even the most patriotic American with a brain has to see it all crumbling.

At the current time the Nation is still the richest most powerful Nation on the earth. It is possible that we have seen our peak years but as for your statement of its "all crumbling"...pigshit.

Happy Independence Day

i would have agreed with you ten years ago

Congrats to americans :thumbsup

I fear China will soon be the richest and most powerfull nation in the world very soon if its not allready

But congrats anyway

Happy Independence day all! Party safe.

Happy 4th. Did the parade early this morning at my home town with the kids.

Depends on how you define "richest". Highest GDP, yes. But look at all that debt.

Happy 4th of July

Hopefully, we will find the will to turn the ship around.

No it's not.

July 2, 1776 was the day that the Continental Congress declared independence.

July 4, 1776 was the day that the Continental Congress adopted the actual DOCUMENT.

And the document was signed until August 2, 1776, and not released to the public until Jan. 1777

Here's what John Adams wrote on July 3, 1776:
John Adams, writing a letter home to his beloved wife Abigail the day after independence was declared (i.e. July 3), predicted that from then on"the Second of July, 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival." A scholar coming across this document in the nineteenth century quietly" corrected" the document, Adams predicting the festival would take place not on the second but the fourth.

EDIT: And I just realized, that IF any of this were taking place in 2011...all the founding fathers would be categorized as "terrorists". lol

Lol I like that I was up jigging about

True on all counts...Sadly enough...US cant even be straight about the day...wtf?

I am aware of all of that but I did not feel the need to explain the history since it was not official until the Congress adopted the Declaration on July the 4th and which is the day we celebrate that Declaration...but it is possible that you enlightened some that were ignorant of the history.

Party pooper...:2 cents:

Its a postmortem celebration of a concept that far too many Americans haven't got a clue what it means.

Rest in Peace Liberty, we killed you so that we might be secure, now we are neither free or secure.

Sad but true.

US history is full of things like this

http://www.jokeemail.com/pictures/4th_july.jpg

ADG

Very true...