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Fourth of July in America a Nation's Observance
The piece traces how July 4 was celebrated from colonial debates on independence to public feasts and parades. It notes Jefferson's Declaration drafting, Washington’s era, and early commemorations with cannons, bonfires, and fireworks, alongside social tensions with Tory figures and shifting public sentiment.
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Atlantic Monthly
Bose
Ehratton
Dane
Deverian
God Almighty
Thotmaas Jefferson
Ike Sage
Adame
Washington
Tholonten
Frankin
Leaington
Concord
Bunker Bill
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Council of Virginia
Great Britains
John Adams
Ward
John and
Yamuel Adams
Hoge Sherman
Oliver Wolcott
Richard Henry Tee
George Wythe
Fitickenson
John Jay
James Wilson
Roters
Ro Wilson
New Ireland
Magsachuaetts Hhoda Island
New Hamyoashire
Connecticut
Georgia
Northaronia
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adam
Roger Sherman
Hubert R Livingston
Lee
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Jefferson
Franklin
Adams
State Department
New York
Con- Breas
John Hancock
Congress
Matthew Thornton
New Jersey
Hancock
John Bull
Frank
Harrison
Carter Braxton
Carroll
Carrollton
Gerry
Massachusetts
John Nixon
Philadelphia
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Julia Ward Howe
Gideon Lee
Emerson