John Adams once wrote to his wife Abigail, "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival." picked by suebe 5 months ago

An article from the Guardian. It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look. picked by Fascha 3 years ago

Ray Charles says it best picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Dan Seals, brother of Jim Seals of Seals & Croft blessed us with a lot of great music. As England Dan and John Ford Coley he gave us the classic ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight". He was also extremely successful as a solo country artist. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Whether you call it Old Glory or the Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States is indeed grand and old. So if you're flying the flag this National holiday--rather, if you're displaying it, that's the proper term--it couldn't hurt to display by the rules. Here, then, follows a brief summary of the U.S. Flag Code. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is believed to be the first time the word "America" was used. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

LIVING standards in Britain are set to rise above those in America for the first time since the 19th century, according to a report by the respected Oxford Economics consultancy. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Residents of Highland Park, Mich., said a new set of stringent barbecuing regulations taking effect just in time for July Fourth are unlikely to be followed. The ordinance states that violations could result in 90-day jail sentences and/or a $500 fine. picked by kakana 5 months ago

350 photos, all taken by amateur photographers, tell the story of America from the 1890s through the early 1970s, literally beginning inside a surry with the fringe on top and ending on the Moon. picked by ozero 7 months ago

images from the early years about the kids working, make me cry
sometimes we take some information about the bad america picked by lilaliss 2 years ago

When it comes to food, America gets a bad rap. It’s a common refrain that America has no cuisine to call our own. We’ve got apple pie and hot dogs, but that’s about it. (And when you really get down to it, the Germans invented hot dogs, and the British were eating apple pie like 1,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

well on this date 196 years ago. After years of fighting the French, UK started to blockade the US to prevent trading, impressing Americans into fighting for the British as well as helping the native Americans in their fight against the US. Because of this, America declared war on the UK and invaded Canada . The war was incredibly costly to both sides and is also the inspiration for The S... read full post picked by bernardblack 1 year ago