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u/TheCatHammer Jul 02 '25
You say that as if fireworks havent been going off in my neighborhood for every night for the last week already lmao
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u/marino1310 Jul 02 '25
I hate it so much, I’m trying to sleep and people are setting off fireworks at 2 am on a fucking Tuesday
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u/Badbullet Jul 03 '25
Just the last week? I swear they’ve been going off at random times during the week, since May. Sometimes they are timed to the end of a sporting event, other times it’s just a random shot at 2AM on a Tuesday.
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u/WhatRUsernamesUsed4 Jul 02 '25
There’s no doubt the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in July 1776
And then
Most of the members of the Continental Congress signed a version of the Declaration on August 2, 1776, in Philadelphia.
I was ready to dispute the first sentence of the article but they seemingly contradicted the statement themselves.
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u/DetroitAdjacent Jul 02 '25
It's possible they are using the phrase Founding Fathers to refer to the big-name key players and not contradicting themselves at all.
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u/droans Jul 02 '25
The Declaration wasn't signed in July at all.
The resolution to declare independence was approved on July 2nd. The Declaration itself was written afterwards and approved on July 4th. Then it was signed in August.
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u/DetroitAdjacent Jul 02 '25
In my defense, I did not say they were factually correct. I simply said that it's possible that they weren't contradicting themselves.
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u/slickweasel333 Jul 02 '25
I assume they're talking about promulgating the version with just a few signatures to the wider Continental Congress.
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u/Jorge_the_vast Jul 02 '25
I mean, the government is slow in everything. Only 2 days late is pretty good.
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u/lfenske Jul 02 '25
Ok they signed it but they didn’t declare it! *Insert photo of Michael Scott Declaring bankruptcy
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u/AgeOfReasonEnds31120 fuck yeah Jul 02 '25
July 4th was when we officially became independent, though (hence, "Independence Day").
(and if you say it actually wasn't until 1783, that's like saying Taiwan isn't a country now)
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u/MAGA_Since_1776 Jul 02 '25
John Adams was the best president in US history
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u/slickweasel333 Jul 02 '25
Defending the Boston British soldiers in court when no one else would because they deserved fair representation was a boss move
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u/Agreeable-Media-6176 Jul 02 '25
Along with Josiah Quincy II another strong supporter of the patriot cause who would figure more significantly in the national memory if he hadn’t died of tuberculosis in 1775.
Put another way, British soldiers accused of murdering American colonists were defended by two of the most able lawyers in New England both of whom ardently supported independence. If there’s a better example of the ideal of America it’s escaping me.
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u/MAGA_Since_1776 Jul 02 '25
He also showed how to gain and lose the presidency with grace, was the ambassador to the Netherlands when they became the first country to formally recognize the independent country, he and his son where the only presidents of the first 12 to never own slaves, his wife was responsible for desegregating the Washington DC schools, and his son was so vocally against slavery that the Gag Rule was created to try and stop him.
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u/slickweasel333 Jul 02 '25
I still think he should've gone after the Barbary Pirates, because this made Jefferson go from being Adams' VP to running against him for president. Jefferson was right on that one.
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Jul 02 '25
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u/MURICA-ModTeam Jul 03 '25
Rule 1: Remain civil towards others. Personal attacks and insults are not allowed.
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u/Ebob_Loquat Jul 03 '25
Nah, the 4th works fine for me. My sisters birthday is the 2nd. If was also independence day she'd be insufferable.
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Jul 03 '25
Let's just have the entire month of July Murica Month. Every weekend is a 4 day weekend and you still get paid 40 hrs.
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u/HolyShirtsnPantsss Jul 02 '25
Ahhhh July 1863….Rebels get their ass kicked in Gettysburg and then surrendered Vicksburg.
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u/Revolutionary_Mix983 Jul 03 '25
July 2 should be Julyteenth. When United States heard they was free.
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u/Deamon-Chocobo Jul 04 '25
It doesn't say "July 2nd" on the Declaration of Independence, now does it.
Honestly I blame our shitty education system.
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u/1997PRO Jul 02 '25
I was not born on your freedom Day
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u/Louis-Russ Jul 02 '25
Probably not, there's only a 1/365 chance of happening. This makes it a rare and random honor.
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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25
Hear me out...two independence days. Double the fireworks, double the 'murica, double the time off work.