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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2015
Page
4
Our view celebrates the 239th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776. It honors equality, unalienable rights, and the Constitution as the architecture of American law. It recalls John Adams’s phrase Independence forever and urges citizens to honor liberty and the armed forces safeguarding it.
Jim Finley recalls a Baytown Sun reunion in Sweeny with Margie, Pat and Gary Thomas, Claudette Bledsoe Porter, Sibyl Barclay Kirby, visits to the cemetery, a world class high school facility, and a surprise gift. He reflects on hometown memories, friendships, and the bittersweet drive home after a joyful day.
On July 5 events include the Secret Service founding in 1865 to curb counterfeiting, Larry Doby's AL debut in 1947 as the first Black player, Elvis at Sun Records in 1954, Arthur Ashe's 1975 Wimbledon win, and a 1984 Supreme Court ruling narrowing the exclusionary rule. Thought for Today by Isaac Asimov concludes.
On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. This 238th celebration urges rereading the brash yet moving statement to recall the principles and reasons for forming a new American nation.
The Continental Congress on July 4 1776 declares the United States free and independent from Britain. The document outlines grievances against King George III detailing attempts to legislate, tax, and wage war while denying representation and judicial independence. It asserts inherent rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and proclaims the colonies absolved from allegiance to the British Crown with power to wage war form alliances and engage in commerce.
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