WOD 7/4/10

REST DAY!!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!

From all of us at CFC, we wish all of you here and abroad an awesome holiday. Spend it with family, have a few colds ones and BBQ something tasty. Last but not least, give thanks to our founding fathers and the celebration of our independence on this day in 1776. So what's it all about? Here's some history.

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
 
Adams's prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.

Not only do we make you fitter, we make you smarter! Enjoy!

Comments

->lyz2814

Sunday July 4th, 2010 - 3:55 pm

"One more thing: If you haven't made the Spicy Chicken and Bacon Poppers from Mark's Daily Apple, please run, don't walk, to the grill and make lots.

http://tinyurl.com/3ylkrkg"

->lyz2814

Sunday July 4th, 2010 - 3:44 pm

"Thanks for that Ian! One of the reasons I'm a proud Philadelphian is because you can walk into Independence Hall and stand in the very (old, creaky, hot, dusty) room where the Declaration was signed, and where, as the United States of America, our national story began."

->Buddy Holly from HELL

Sunday July 4th, 2010 - 6:51 am

"You must have been watching the History Channel's " The Revolution" yesterday...great show!!

Be safe and have a great Fourth of July!!!!"

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