Happy Independence Day!!! Fireworks displays over July 4th are an annual tradition in the United States, one that began with John Adams — a Founding Father and the country’s second president. Adams envisioned fireworks as part of Independence Day celebrations. In a letter to his wife, Abigail, Adams explained that the festivities should include “Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations [fireworks] from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”http://ow.ly/5VqX50uShNa

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