04 July 2018


Today in 1636, Providence was founded by religious exiles who fled to Rhode Island.
The two-step Teddy Bears’ Picnic was first performed in 1907; lyrics were added in 1932.
The #1 most packed item in a picnic basket is sunscreen.
This is Independence Day for 325.7 million Americans in 50 states and16 territories. 
I don’t visit relatives because Air Canada won’t wait in the yard while I run in. 


Today in 1836, the Wisconsin Territory was formed. Nine years later, Texas voted to join the USA.
Ancient travellers and explorers carried watermelons as canteens.
Myrmecophobes suffer from the irrational fear of ants.  
Former US presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on this date in 1836.
Violinists rank at the top of high-strung musicians.


Fireworks were introduced by the Chinese military, circa 200 BC, as a weapon of war. 
America’s 50-star flag was first unfurled today in 1960. 
A Rhode Island Red lays between 200 to 300 brown eggs a year.
The Philippines was granted independence from the United States today in 1946. 
West Virginia’s state flower is the satellite dish. 


In 2009, a crowd of 22,232 attended the world’s largest picnic in Lisbon.
Americans will drop $167 million for watermelon today and $103 million for popsicles.
Picnics began in France and have been part of French tradition since 1694.
Founded in 1785, America’s oldest July 4th Parade is held in Bristol, Rhode Island.
People with no vices have very few virtues. ~ Abraham Lincoln

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