pumpkin noun, a large orange gourd-like fruit, used in cooking
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Jack-O-Lantern
I am not a huge fan of the pumpkin carving activity...my children take after their father and enjoy it immensely...yeah for me!!
pumpkin noun, a large orange gourd-like fruit, used in cooking
pumpkin noun, a large orange gourd-like fruit, used in cooking
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Independence Day!!!
I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday...fireworks and rootbeer floats at our house on Friday (the 4th) around 8:15ish...everyone is welcome to join us!!!
The 411 on July 4th...
Independence Day, or the 4th of July, is the celebration of the birth of our country.
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the Continental Congress. The signing of the Declaration began the American Revolution and led to our eventual freedom from British rule.
Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia one year later on July 4th, 1777. The custom of celebrating the Fourth of July gradually spread to other communities around the country. However, it wasn’t until 1941 that Independence Day was declared a legal federal holiday.
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the Continental Congress. The signing of the Declaration began the American Revolution and led to our eventual freedom from British rule.
Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia one year later on July 4th, 1777. The custom of celebrating the Fourth of July gradually spread to other communities around the country. However, it wasn’t until 1941 that Independence Day was declared a legal federal holiday.
Patriotic-Sounding Names
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Number of places nationwide with “liberty” in their name. The most populous one as of July 1, 2006, is Liberty, Mo. (29,581). Iowa, with four, has more of these places than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.
- Thirty-one places are named “eagle” — after the majestic bird that serves as our national symbol. (Places include cities, towns, villages and census-designated places.) The most populous such place is Eagle Pass, Texas, with 26,401 residents.
- Twelve places have “independence” in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Mo., with 109,400 residents.
- Nine places adopted the name “freedom.” Freedom, Calif., with 6,000 residents, has the largest population among these.
- There is one place named “patriot” — Patriot, Ind., with a population of 192.
- And what could be more fitting than spending the Fourth of July in a place called “America”? There are five such places in the country, with the most populous being American Fork, Utah, population 25,596.
independence noun, no plural, the state of acting alone or separately
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