4th of July: What is it and why do we celebrate the holiday with fireworks?
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While fireworks are almost always part of our 4th of July celebrations in America, most of us don't know exactly how this tradition began — here are the compelling details.
"Unless you’re in a really remote area where that was the only show, most people will be able to find a show nearby." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent on Twitter at @maurmack.
That's when then-future second president John Adams imagined — in a letter to his wife, Abigail — that a sparkling sky would honor the soon-to-be independent 13 colonies every year from that point onward.
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