JULY 4, 2014 – INDEPENDENCE DAY USA – NATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC DAY – NATIONAL HILLBILLY DAY – NATIONAL BARBECUED SPARERIBS DAY – NATIONAL CAESAR SALAD DAY

                              INDEPENDENCE DAY USA

Each year on July 4, The United States celebrates INDEPENDENCE DAY, which is commonly known as THE FOURTH OF JULY!

This day is a federal holiday which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Political speeches and ceremonies along with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, baseball games, class reunions and family reunions take place all across the country celebrating our independence.

• July 4, 1777 – The First Anniversary – Bristol, Rhode Island, fired thirteen gunshots in salute: once at morning and once again at evening.  Philadelphia hosted an official dinner for the Continental Congress, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews, and fireworks.   Ships were decorated with red, white and blue bunting.
• July 4, 1778 – General George Washington gave his soldiers a double ration of rum and an artillery salute.  On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin hosted a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, France.
• July 4, 1779 – The holiday fell on a Sunday so the celebrations were held on Monday, July 5.
• July 4, 1781 – The Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration.
• July 4, 1783 – Moravians in Salem, North Carolina held a celebration with a challenging music program assembled by Johann Friedrich Peter.  The work was titled “The Psalm of Joy”.
• July 4, 1791 – The first recorded use of the name “Independence Day” occurred.
• July 4, 1820 – The first Fourth of July celebration in Eastport Maine was held and it remains the largest in the state.
• July 4, 1870 – The United States Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.
• July 4, 1938 – The United States Congress changed Independence Day to a paid federal holiday.

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Along with the fireworks, there are songs associated with the Fourth of July holiday, some of which include: our National Anthem – “The Star Spangled Banner”,  “God Bless America”,  “America the Beautiful”, “My Country, Tis of Thee”, “This Land Is Your Land”, “Stars and Stripes Forever”,  “God Bless the U.S.A.”, “Yankee Doodle” and “Dixie”.
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* At noon, a “Salute to the Union” is fired, each Independence Day, by any capable military base.  This  is a salute of one gun for each state in the United States.  *
* In 2009, New York City hosted the largest fireworks display in the country. *
* Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. *
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National Day Calendar wishes you and your family a safe and happy Fourth of July holiday!

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NATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC DAY

National Country Music Day is celebrated July 4th of each year.
James Charles Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933), also known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century best known for his rhythmic yodeling skills.  His love for entertaining began at the early age of 13 but was delayed by his father’s insistence for him to work on the railroad.  Rodgers was among the first country music superstars and pioneers and was also known as The Singing Brakeman, The Blue Yodeler, and The Father of Country Music.
It was in the 1920′s that country music originated is Southern United States taking its roots from American folk music and Western music.  The term “country music” gained its popularity in the 1940′s preceding the term “hillbilly music” and “Western music”.
In 2009, during evening rush hour commute in the United States, country music was the most listened to genre.
NATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC DAY HISTORY
National Country Music Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, dates back to the 1950′s when the Country Music Deejay Association commemorated Jimmie Rodgers and country music.

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NATIONAL HILLBILLY DAY

National Hillbilly Day is celebrated across the United States each year on July 4.

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NATIONAL BARBECUED SPARERIBS DAY

Get the charcoals ready as July 4 annually celebrates National Barbecued Spareribs Day across the nation.

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NATIONAL CAESAR SALAD DAY

A delicious food holiday is celebrated on July 4 of each year, it is National Caesar Salad Day.