"From one end of this continent to the other ..."
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
"I believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival," John Adams wrote his wife, Abigail, referring to the anniversary of the signing of our country's Declaration of Independence. "It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other ..."