Independence Day

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On July 4th, 1776 the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written mostly by thirty three year old Thomas Jefferson. Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence. In 1870,…

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Celebrating Fathers

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Fathers’ Day is a holiday celebrated worldwide. Although the United States did not begin informally observing  the day until the early twentieth century, many countries began earlier.  Honoring fathers and fatherhood in Catholic Europe has been part of the culture since the Middle Ages and is known as St. Joseph’s Day. Fathers’ Day in America was first…

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