Today, the Fourth of July evokes images of parades, cookouts, waving flags, and brilliantly colored fireworks. Oh, the fireworks.But how do our modern celebrations compare to the earliest Independence Day festivities?Before the American Revolution, King George III’s June 4 birthday was a celebration marked with bonfires, speeches, and the ringing of bells. However, in 1776, as patriotic fervor swept through the colonies, birthday celebrations turned into mock funerals for the King.So was the mood...

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