Freedom is never free...

With 4th of July upon us... 
&& i just want to say big thank you to our military for all they do for us! You all do us such a tremendous service everyday...and there aren't enough words to express my gratitude. THANK YOU! 

  
4th of July happens to be my favorite holiday because I'm such a History nerd (:

Some of my favorite 4th of July Facts:
-John Adams believed that July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate the birth of American independence, and would reportedly turn down invitations to appear at July 4th events in protest. 
-Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826--the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
-The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it.
 -Massachusetts became the first state to make July 4th an official state holiday.
-The first public Fourth of July event at the White House occurred in 1804.
-In 1941, Congress declared 4th of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

"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 4 of July, 1776.


Stay safe and have fun!!!
XO- D