July 2, 1776

Today is our actual Independence Day, though few realize it. The Second Continental Congress actually passed the resolution for independence on July 2,1776; the resolution is attached to the end of the Declaration of Independence.

When John Adams wrote of the 'fireworks, pomp and parade' which he foresaw as future celebrations of our independence, he presumed they would occur on future July 2nds. Yet the Declaration of Thomas Jefferson took hold, and precedence deemed that July 4th should forever be the anniversary of American Independence.

There is today's history lesson for you, on this most, if forgotten, historical day.