This Friday is Independence Day, also known as America’s Birthday.
This week the West Virginia skies will be filled with fireworks and those on the blankets below will utter countless oohs and ahhs. It’s a highlight for so many across this nation. The United States has a rich history going back to it’s humble beginnings more than 249 years ago. Get ready for the big 250th celebration next year. Below is a brief summary of those days leading to country’s independence soon celebrated.
Here is a list of July 4th events in the greater Martinsburg area of West Virginia. Please be careful while enjoying these celebrations or your own.
And while the Extra Mile techs probably can’t pressure wash you home or business before America’s birthday contact us soon after. We’ll have your property looking nearly new before your next summer event. The company’s cleaning techs are the local experts in roof cleaning, house washing, gutter cleaning, and concrete and deck cleaning. They use the softwash technique — gentle detergents and water pressure — to safely clean all building materials.
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The history of Independence Day in America
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, leading to the formation of the United States. The colonies and England had already been at odds for a year when the colonies convened a Continental Congress in the summer of 1776. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution in a June 7th session in the Pennsylvania State House. That resolution included these now-famous words:
“Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
These words led to the drafting of a statement presenting to the world the colonies’ case for independence. Members of the committee included famous patriots John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. The task of drafting The Declaration of Independence was given to Jefferson.
On July 1, 1776, the Continental Congress reconvened, and on the following day, the resolution for independence was adopted by the colonies. The Declaration was officially adopted and ratified on the afternoon of July 4.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — The Declaration of Independence, 1776
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