If you’re popping in to OneStopGlobal from a computer in anywhere USA, you really should be at a parade or neighborhood gathering. But, since you’re here, kick back and enjoy our Independence Day blog posting full of Fourth of July fun facts and tidbits!
- July 4, 1776. The final version of the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The following day, copies were distributed and, on July 6, The Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first newspaper to print it.
- Crack, boom, pow, ooooh! Fireworks were first used as part of the Fourth of July celebration on the first anniversary of the United States declaration on July 4, 1777. Also on that day, a 13 gun salute was fired in the morning and in the evening over Bristol, Rhode Island. In Philadelphia that same year, the Continental Congress celebrated with a special dinner, 13 gun salute, prayers, speeches, and fireworks.