July 4 Facts and History

July 4 Facts and History

America's National Independence Day Parade takes place yearly on July 4th at 11:45 am in Washington, D.C., on Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Street before a street audience of hundreds of thousands of audience. The Parade consists of invited bands, fife and drum corps, floats, military and area of expertise units, giant balloons, equestrian, drill teams, VIP's, national dignitaries, and celebrity participant. The Parade is a major national event which seeks to draw the notice of Americans to the real meaning for the holiday. It is a patriotic, flag-waving, red white and blue festivity of America's birthday!

The Parade is co-hosted by the National Park Service and shaped by Diversified Events, which is under contract to the National Park Service.

Participating bands are invited based on recommendation from each state's Governor's office. Other times these recommendations come from a state's music educator’s office or other music education organizations at the governor's ask for.

Representation from all parts of the United States is the objective of the Parade National Selection Committee. Bands must present a video recording, photos, and biographical information detailing experience, honor, past adjudication results, festival ratings, etc. The limit for band applications is January 15th of the year of the parade the band is applies to participate in, and bands are notified of their acceptance no later than February 15th of the same year. Marching bands are chosen on the basis of overall quality, as well as geographical, ethnic and stylistic variety. It is the annual goal of the parade organizers to have at least one band or unit stand for each of the 50 states of the union.

The Nation's Capital offers unlimited enthusiasm on July 4th in addition to the parade. A National Folk life Festival on the Mall features dissimilar cultures in the Americas and a variety of ethnic groups. That evening, parade participants are all part of the spectators of the PBS Concert at the Capitol Building feature the National Symphony Orchestra and one of the country's largest fireworks displays. There is no greater location displaying greater enthusiasm on America's birthday than in our nation's capital.

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4th of July Facts

4th of July Facts

1. It was originally called “Unanimous Declaration.”


2. Only one of the 56 people who signed the Declaration of Independence did so on the 4th of July.

- John Hancock was alone in signing the document on July 4.


3. The traditional 13-gun salute symbolizes the 13 colonies that rose up in rebellion against Great Britain.

4. July 4, 1779, a Sunday moved to Monday.


5. Famous personalities born on the fourth of July.

Calvin Coolidge, 30th US president

- Calvin Coolidge, 30th US president; Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter; sisters Abigail van Buren and Ann Landers of “Dear Abbey” fame; playwright Neil Simon; TV icon Geraldo Rivera; legendary Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer; movie actress Eva Marie Saint ; cartoonist Rube Goldberg; and rock singer John Waite of The Babys.


6. Famous personalities who died on the fourth of July.

Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third presidents of the United States, respectively, died on the same day in 1826. Adams reportedly said on his deathbed: “And yet, Thomas Jefferson lives!” he was wrong, Jefferson died ahead of him on that day – America’s 50th anniversary as an independent nation. Eerily, James Monroe, the fifth US president, also died on the 4th of July in 1831.


7. The National Independence-Day parade starts at a specific time.

The National Independence-Day Parade

- The parade begins at 11:45 a.m. on the fourth of July every year on Constitution Ave. starting from 7th St. going to 17th St. in Washington, D.C. Many invited national and foreign dignitaries are present.


8. The fireworks display is hands-down the favorite part of the 4th of July celebrations.

4th of July Fireworks Display

9. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were given an offer to write the Declaration of Independence but refused.

Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

10. A meal shared by militiamen and French officers was the first-ever authentic celebration of the fourth of July.

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Father's Day Facts

Father's Day Facts

there are some father's day interesting facts a kind of trivia on fathers day.

so here we go Father's Day Facts:

1. In most of the countries around the world, like USA, UK, India, Canada, China, France, Greece, Japan and even Hong Kong, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
2. The person credited for inventing the concept of Father's Day is Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd, an American whose father had raised his six children single-handedly.
3. The first American president to support the concept of Father's day was President Calvin Coolidge, who did so in 1924.
4. It was in the year 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation that resulted in the declaration of the third Sunday of June as Father's Day.
5. The declaration of 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day was signed as a law, and made permanent, by President Richard Nixon, in the year 1972.
6. Father's Day originated in America. The first Father's Day celebration (unofficial) was held in Spokane, Washington, on 19th June 1910.
7. One of the most common gifts associated with Father's Day comprises of a necktie, followed by flowers.
8. Rose is the official flower for Father's Day. Wearing a red rose signifies a living father, while white one represents deceased father.
9. It has been claimed by Hallmark, the renowned greeting card maker, that Father's Day makes up the fifth-largest card-sending holiday in the world.
10. Greeting cards make up the number one gift item on the occasion of Father's Day.
11. It has been estimated that more than one-third of the cards sold on Father's Day are funny in nature.
12. A study came up with the fact that female shoppers spend approximately 50 percent more than men, while buying gifts for their dad.
13. It is believed that the word "Dad" dates back to as early as the sixteenth century.
14. In Australia, the first Sunday of September is observed as Father's Day, while Finnish people celebrate the festival on the second Sunday of November. In Thailand, 5th December is observed as Father's Day every year.

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