Mazz Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Happy 4th of July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 oh! so THAT is what 4th of July is about! :P HBD America! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Woo Hoo! Really excited bout today. Won't be on much as a result. Happy Independence Day!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 This Day in History — History.com — What Happened Today in History and tomorrow is apparently the day the bikini was introduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #2 Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 [MENTION=2850]mydiamond[/MENTION] I'm actually surprised that you have not learned about this somewhere in a history class...it's big stuff, important information especially if you intend on attending school here. Nice to know about a nation's history .... this is just one answer from a google search for you, but you could read the Declaration of Independence...i believe there is a link at the end! Most people in the United States celebrate the 4th of July, but do you know exactly why the holiday is so important to our country? Imagine how you would feel if someone older than you (maybe an older sister or brother) kept telling you what to do all of the time and kept taking more and more of your allowance. That is how the colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776. Great Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes. People started getting mad and began making plans to be able to make their own rules. They no longer wanted Great Britain to be able to tell them what to do, so they decided to tell Great Britain that they were becoming an independent country. (To be independent means to take care of yourself, making your own rules and providing for your own needs.) The Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and they appointed a committee (a group of people working together to do a specific job) to write a formal document that would tell Great Britain that the Americans had decided to govern themselves. The committee asked Thomas Jefferson to write a draft (first try) of the document, so he worked for days, in absolute secret, until he had written a document that he thought said everything important that the committee had discussed. On June 28, 1776, the committee met to read Jefferson's "fair" copy (he put his best ideas together and wrote them neatly.) They revised (made some changes) the document and declared their independence on July 2, 1776. They officially adopted it (made it theirs) on July 4, 1776. That is why we call it "Independence Day." Congress ordered that all members must sign the Declaration of Independence and they all began signing the "official" copy on August 2, 1776. In January of the next year, Congress sent signed copies to all of the states. The Declaration of Independence is more than just a piece of paper. It is a symbol of our country's independence and commitment to certain ideas. A symbol is something that stands for something else. Most people can look at a certain little "swoosh" and know that it stands for "Nike." Well, the signers of the Declaration of Independence wanted the citizens of the United States to have a document that spelled out what was important to our leaders and citizens. They wanted us to be able to look at the Declaration of Independence and immediately think of the goals we should always be working for, and about the people who have fought so hard to make these ideas possible. The people who signed the Declaration risked being hanged for treason by the leaders in Great Britain. They had to be very brave to sign something that would be considered a crime! So every time we look at the Declaration of Independence, we should think about all of the effort and ideas that went into the document, and about the courage it took for these people to stand up for what they knew was right -- independence! I want to read The Declaration of Independence. Now that you know more about the Declaration of Independence, take this quiz to learn even more amazing facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #2 Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 This Day in History — History.com — What Happened Today in History and tomorrow is apparently the day the bikini was introduced. Yes, but quite a few years later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Happy 4th of July to all our US Members xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) @mydiamond I'm actually surprised that you have not learned about this somewhere in a history class... Problem is there is that much you can learn in a history class not everything can be taught. Its funny, I thought the same when I knew a lot of stuff about WWII that @Sarah didnt know. I assumed everyone knew everything about it, but apparently not. I just did because I did that myself at school however Sarah did more about wild west and medicinal history. Good read though that, cheers EDIT: If anyone wants the short version. The british ruled America for a very long time, however we got to the point we started to really annoy people and they kicked us out (quite rightly LOL). Edited July 4, 2012 by Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 You know what Canada did to gain her independence? She asked nicely. LOL Happy Independence day, U.S of A! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Happy 4th of July xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #2 Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Problem is there is that much you can learn in a history class not everything can be taught. Its funny, I thought the same when I knew a lot of stuff about WWII that @Sarah didnt know. I assumed everyone knew everything about it, but apparently not. I just did because I did that myself at school however Sarah did more about wild west and medicinal history. Good read though that, cheers EDIT: If anyone wants the short version. The british ruled America for a very long time, however we got to the point we started to really annoy people and they kicked us out (quite rightly LOL). Maybe in Indonesia the history of the United States is not a big deal in history. Possible. Guess I would expect it would be more important in Great Britain history classes. History and Social Studies are so different though. I will say though that as an American, your short version couldn't be more wrong. Take the time to read the Declaration of Independence. I don't know about other Americans, but if all of you in the UK look at the Independence of the states like that, then I take offense. Granted, since I don't know enough about "special" celebrations in the UK directly related to world history, I would never make a comment that simplified something meaningful to an entire country. But then, we already have determined that we look at a lot of things very differently.:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Maybe in Indonesia the history of the United States is not a big deal in history. Possible. Guess I would expect it would be more important in Great Britain history classes. History and Social Studies are so different though. I will say though that as an American, your short version couldn't be more wrong. Take the time to read the Declaration of Independence. I don't know about other Americans, but if all of you in the UK look at the Independence of the states like that, then I take offense. Granted, since I don't know enough about "special" celebrations in the UK directly related to world history, I would never make a comment that simplified something meaningful to an entire country. But then, we already have determined that we look at a lot of things very differently.:eek: The short version was in gest, my appology if it offended. However Im unsure as to how its inaccurate. We did rule over america for a long time, and the start of the problems in the first place was related to taxation that the british were trying to wrongly impose on american people for financial gain (hence the we annoyed you part) and the kicked us out part was a small summary of you having your own rule instead of ours. Wasnt meant to offend anyone in the slightest and not gonna argue over things that any of our ancesters did because it would be as pointless as hating every country because they were all racist at one point LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 [MENTION=1]Marc[/MENTION] Have you heard of 'Cliff Notes' (I suppose they're older than the hills and you youngsters probably have some app or something that gives the main points of any topic - but in MY day, they were used quite a bit to study with) Your explaination would be the shortest (and funniest) Cliff Note ever written, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) @Marc Have you heard of 'Cliff Notes' (I suppose they're older than the hills and you youngsters probably have some app or something that gives the main points of any topic - but in MY day, they were used quite a bit to study with) Your explaination would be the shortest (and funniest) Cliff Note ever written, IMO. No, not heard of them..... Off to google now LOL History I actually find quite funny to be honest, as people do often find it something to be offended by or have to defend. Personally its something I find fascinating! I think pretty much every country in the world has its bad and good history. EDIT: Apparently its all webified these days LOL http://www.cliffsnotes.com/ Edited July 5, 2012 by Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicTurtle Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Love the Cliff notes version of 4th of July. lol. And thank goodness we are all in different countries with different cultures and histories. If we were all the same, how boring would that be? Anyway, I had a fabulous 4th and none of my fur babies had heart attacks from the fireworks. Hurray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Love the Cliff notes version of 4th of July. lol. And thank goodness we are all in different countries with different cultures and histories. If we were all the same, how boring would that be? Anyway, I had a fabulous 4th and none of my fur babies had heart attacks from the fireworks. Hurray! Would love to be over there for 4th July one day. You guys never do celebrate small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicTurtle Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I think the small print on the Declaration of Independence said, "And we'll always do everything to extremes to brag about our prosperity" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 My 4th was also very nice. Layed by the pool and had a few beers. THE MERICAN' way! haha Really, it is entertaining how "all out" we go for the 4th of july! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Anyone in San Diego? Totally bumbed for them when I saw that one of the fireworks shows that people bought tickets for had a mishap that caused 20 minutes worth of show explosives to go up in under 45 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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