Happy Fourth of July

Other facts about July 4, in addition to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, are:

• The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point in 1802
• Hawaii was declared a republic in 1894
• The poem “America the Beautiful” by Katherine Lee Bates was published as a hymn in 1895
• Louis Armstrong was born in 1900
• The Philippine Islands were declared independent in 1946
• President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act in 1966

Facts courtesy of Reference.com On This Day at http://www.reference.com/thisday/index.html?m=7&d=4

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July. Remember those who came before us, those with us now, and those who will follow us.