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The Fourth of July is an American holiday that commemorates that country's independence from England.

The Fourth of July is a national holiday in the United States of America on which all units of government and many businesses are closed. America celebrates its independence from Great Britain on the Fourth of July because that was the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson is credited with authoring the majority of that document.

Many cities and municipalities celebrate the Fourth of July with a fireworks display. Perhaps the most famous fireworks display in on the National Mall in Washington DC, where tens of thousands gather to picnic and watch the fireworks after dark. New York's fireworks celebration over the East River is the country's largest. Boston also hosts a famous fireworks display near the Charles River accompanied by the sound of the Boston Pops. Chicago's fireworks were traditionally on July 3 as part of the Taste of Chicago, but the display was canceled in 2011 for budgetary reasons. Parades are another common Fourth of July tradition in smaller towns.

Culinarily speaking, many people host cookouts or barbeques on the Fourth of July and create festive dishes that feature the signature colors of the United States: red, white and blue.

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  • Television Script Review George R R Martin The Twilight Zone The Road Less Travelled


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    Television Script Review George R R Martin The Twilight Zone The Road Less Travelled 1986 Spoiler Alerts One of Martin’s personal scripts for the 1980’s Twilight Zone (Two) series, and one of the closest in spirit to the 1960’s original. It is the story of a pacifistic Vietnam draft dodger visited decades ...
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  • Celebrate National Barbecue Month with Yarncrafts!


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    Though it’s often the 4th of July that we think of for cookouts, May is actually National Barbecue Month! It’s no surprise, really, as May is often the first chance we get to start enjoying warmer weather and pulling the cover off the once snow-covered grill out on the patio. With Memorial Day upon us in just a ...
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  • Feeling Fly by the Fourth of July: Week Two Update #FlyByJuly


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    I cant believe week two is under our belts! (hopefully replacing those unwanted pounds)  Hows that stick-with-it-ness going for you?   The blog holding me accountable is helping! Even if no one is following along, it does help me to "be good" knowing that I am going to have to update my progress here.  ...
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    For the uninitiated, Bento is a type of lunch-time meal which consists of rice, meat, and vegetables, the whole array arranged together in a box. Its a fairly traditional dish, often prepared for school and work lunches; its also available at most restaurants which serve Japanese food. Those mass-produced meals rather ...
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  • Feeling Fly by The Fourth of July: Week ONE Update #FlybyJuly


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    So how did everyone do this first week? Im happy to report that I have had some success and I cannot wait to read about how your first week with the Feeling Fly by The Fourth of July Challenge went. So please dont forget to link up your post below or let us know your results in the comments. Also, ...
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  • Feeling Fly By The Fourth of July: Fit Challenge


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  • Your First Charcoal Grill


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    Conceivably you have just moved into your first place, or you mean business that you wanted to broaden your horizons and try new things. Maybe you went to a Fourth of July barbeque party and tasted the beautiful smoked flavor, and decided you wanted to try to replicate it. After doing your research, you decided [...] ...
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  • Closeup: Tom Cruise


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    by Alex Castle It’s kind of weird — there’s nobody in Hollywood that attracts as much snark and derision as a personality than Tom Cruise, and yet almost all of his movies make money, there are so, so many of them, and more of them are good than bad. Is it his impossible good looks? His religion? His excessive ...
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  • Top 10 favorite Tom Cruise’s film/performance … and vote for your own top 3


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    When people ask me who’s my favorite actor, I would always say without hesitation that Tom Cruise is my favorite. Then people would ask why or say that’s gotta tough liking Cruise. I respond back and say, why is that? He’s one of the most prolific leading men working in Hollywood today. But ever since [...]
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  • Don’t Buy New Mattress in the Spring


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  • The Best of Tom Cruise


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    With Oblivion expected to open at #1 this weekend, I look back over Tom Cruises career and pick what I feel are his top 10 movies.
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  • It Serves Me Right To Suffer


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    News of Jimmy Dawkins passing caused me to reflect on my relationship with the blues.  During the last big blues scare I avidly consumed the music.  I frequented gigs by the likes of Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, Little Hatch and Jimmy Rogers and avidly kept tabs on the new release schedules of labels like ...
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