Sunday Jun 23, 2024

S2 E24 "The Myth's of July 4th"

As we approach the 4th of July, we thought it made sense to talk about the history of that date and some of the myths associated with it.  Make sure and click on the picture below and enjoy this episode of Revolutionary War Rarities, the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.  Also, make sure and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, join our private Facebook Group, follow us on Instagram, subscribe on your favorite podcast application, and check out our website at fastfunhistory.com.

 

A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode.

The Lee Resolution: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/lee-resolution https://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/dd-lee-resolution

More history about how the writing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-history https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/signing-declaration-independence/ https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration/how-did-it-happen

Little Known Facts about the Declaration of Independence: https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence

Timothy Matlack: https://allthingsliberty.com/2021/08/timothy-matlack-scribe-of-the-declaration-of-independence/ https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/timothy-matlack/

The Dunlap Broadsides: https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/07/03/dunlaps-declaration-of-independence/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_02716/?r=-0.613,0.324,2.225,0.936,0 Season 1, Episode 9: “The Busted Bell” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0m8FtU1fLY&t=2s

History of the celebration of the 4th of July: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/july-4th https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/the-earliest-july-4-celebrations/ To learn more about Constitution Hall Park in Huntsville: https://earlyworks.com/constitution-hall-park/

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